Keith M. Devlin: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Sep 10, 2022 (fatal): One employee is killed and another incurs multiple injuries

At 1:22 p.m. on September 10, 2022, two employees, both carpenters working for a framing subcontractor at a construction site in Truckee, California, were standing on a 10-foot exterior sloped gabled roof approximately 23 feet above the dirt ground. The employees were taking measurements to install fascia boards on the gable facade. Employee #1, positioned at the higher elevation, lost his footing and slid into Employee #2. Neither employee was tied off with personal safety harnesses or connected to anchor points. Employee #1 sustained head and neck injuries and died while being airlifted for medical treatment. Employee #2 was transported to Renown Hospital in Reno, Nevada, where he was admitted for multiple days to treat a compound fracture to his left leg, facial lacerations, and other injuries.