OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14512008
K & K COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTORS
SAN ANTONIO, TX·
Event description
One employee killed, two hurt when trusses and decking fall
Investigation abstract
Employee #3 and two coworkers were setting roof decking on top of trusses. Emplo yees #1 and #2 were on the ground, nailing together three trusses to make one la rger truss. While Employee #3 was standing on the decking bundle, the trusses st arted to roll. The trusses and bundles of decking fell to the ground, along with Employee #3 and his two co-workers. Employee #3 was injured. Employees #1 and # 2 could not get out of the way of the falling material. As he ran, Employee #2 w as struck in the head and on the hip by one of the trusses, and was injured. Emp loyee #1 was trapped and killed under the metal decking bundle.
Victims (5)
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#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 20
- Part of body
- 15
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
-
#982 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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