Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 45046.015 - Employee is struck and killed by collapaing trusses

Accident Summary Nr: 45046.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 05/16/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
907617.015	05/17/2013		238130	Olmedo Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:15 a.m. on May 16, 2013, the employee was installing the last few trusses at the back of the residential structure. The trusses collapsed, front to rear, and struck the employee. Employee was killed.

Keywords: Fall, Falling Object, Residential Construction, Struck By, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	907617.015	51	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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