OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14344014
HEAD,TRUSS,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY WOOD TRUSSES AND BLOCKS
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and coworkers were setting wood trusses in place using a crane. Fort y-five of 49 trusses had been set in place. As the last trusses was being placed a problem developed in that trusses were leaning out of position. An attempt wa s made by the men to pull the pull the leaning trusses in place when suddenly al l trusses began fall which caused the east wall to fall forward striking the own er in the head. He was killed instantly from severe head injuries. The trusses w ere not properly braced according to Truss Plate Institute, Inc. Employee #1 had not been wearing a hard hat.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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