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Accident: 170667091 - Employee Killed When Struck By Falling Truss

Accident: 170667091 -- Report ID: 0112900 -- Event Date: 05/28/1999
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
12330020405/28/19991761Lupo Construction, Inc.
At approximately 1:30 p.m. on May 28, 1999, Employee #1, who worked for a drywall company under contract with the general contractor, was struck by roof trusses that collapsed while being installed by another subcontractor. He was killed.
Keywords: erection process, truss, collapse, work rules, construction, struck by, falling object
End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality
Other building New project or new addition $500,000 to $1,000,000 1 20 X
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation Construction
1 123300204 Fatality Other Occupation not reported FallDist:
FallHt:
Cause: Exterior carpentry
FatCause: Collapse of structure

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