Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 166305.015 - Employee suffers fatal fall while setting trusses

Accident Summary Nr: 166305.015 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 10/31/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1709970.015	11/09/2023		238130	Fcx2024xeg419x0026 - Z Valencia Brothers Framing, Llc

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on October 31, 2023, Employee #1 was working for a framing contractor. Employee #1 was raising and setting trusses approximately 10 feet off of the ground. The truss broke while being set and struck Employee #1 in the head causing him to fall to the ground. Employee #1 suffered head and neck trauma leading to his fatality.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Frame, Framing, Ground, Head, Neck, Struck By, Traumatic, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1709970.015	40	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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