Accident Report Detail
Accident: 130965.015 - Employee Is Crushed When Truss Falls From Forklift
Accident: 130965.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 11/07/2020 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1501522.015 | 11/09/2020 | Cedar Creek Timber Frames | |||||
At 11:07 a.m. on November 7, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a fra ming construction company, were working at the construction project for a new o ne-story commercial building. Employee #1 was rigging/securing a large wooden t russ to a forklift operated by the coworker. As the forklift began to lift the truss, the truss toppled over and struck Employee #1. Employee #1 sustained blu nt force traumatic crushing injuries to his upper body and head and was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
aerial lift, blunt force trauma, carpenter, construction, crushed, falling object, forklift, framing, head, rigging, struck by, torso, truss, unsecured, wood erection
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | New project or new addition | 1 | X | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 1501522.015 | 31 | M | Fatality | Carpenters | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause: |