Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201858867 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Load of Trusses

Accident Summary Nr: 201858867 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 06/01/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309588507	06/01/2006	1751	238130	Telesforo Rivera Dba Tsr Contracting, Llc

Abstract: On June 1, 2006, Employee #1 was using a sling and a "Load All" forklift to hoist and stage roof trusses. He exited the forklift cab to position the trusses. While he was under the load, the sling failed. The trusses crushed Employee #1 and killed him.

Keywords: HEAD, SUSPENDED LOAD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, SLING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309588507			Fatality	Concussion	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.