OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221718323

MICHAEL TAYLOR

BAXTER, TN— 2024-11-13T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Collapse, Crushed, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Flooring, Head, Installing, Roof, Traumatic Brain Injury, Truss
NAICS: 236115
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347878555
Employer profile: MICHAEL TAYLOR
Summary number: 221718323
Report ID: 0454712
Project type: A
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee is crushed by collapsing roof trusses and is killed

Investigation abstract

At 12:45 a.m. on November 13, 2024, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing subflooring on the second level of a residential home above the garage, approximately 12 feet from the ground. Employee #1 was gluing and screwing the subfloor down to the trusses while Employee #1 handed him subfloor panels. The coworker reported hearing a cracking sound, then observed 20 roof trusses on the left side of the home's second level-each measuring approximately 25 feet 4 inches-beginning to collapse. Employee #1 was crushed by the collapsing roof trusses and sustained fatal blunt force trauma to the head and body.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
7010

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