OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221489578

BIG HAMMER, LLC

TALLAHASSEE, FL— 2022-08-17T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Crane, Crane Operator, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Roof, Truss
NAICS: 238130
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346158009
Employer profile: BIG HAMMER, LLC
Summary number: 221489578
Report ID: 0419700
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 noon on August 17, 2022, three employees were erecting and installing blocks on 45-foot long roof trusses for a new amenity building when one of the trusses was released too early by the crane operator before the employees were able to block it out. While trying to hold and upright the roof truss, the truss broke and the employees fell with the truss and another roof truss fell on top of the employees when one of them attempted to hold himself up with the installed truss. One employee landed face down on the concrete slab and the roof truss that had fallen and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
869

Fall distance
12

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