OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221718984
KB HOME ORLANDO LLC
CLERMONT, FL·
Event description
Employee is struck by falling truss, later dies
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 p.m. on June 27, 2024, Employee #1, along with a coworker, was standing atop roof trusses that had already been installed while two additional roof trusses were being lifted into position by a crane. Each of the two trusses, approximately 20 feet long and weighing about 100 pounds, became dislodged from the chains used for rigging and struck Employee #1, causing him to lose balance and fall approximately 10 feet to the concrete floor. The employee suffered blunt force trauma and was initially hospitalized. He later died from his injuries approximately three days later.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Event type
- 5
- Fall distance
- 10
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