Construction Accident Death on Virginia Jobsite
Construction worker killed in struck-by accident at his jobsite in Virginia.
Nelson Aguilar-Salamanca, 55, was a construction worker from Maryland. On December 30th, 2019, he was tragically killed at a construction site where he was working at, when he was struck by a piece of rebar. The construction site, which was located in McLean, Virginia, is currently being investigated by the Major Crimes Bureau, as well as the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health program. The department is now waiting to hear back from the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy results to confirm the victim’s cause of death.
The Virginia Occupational Safety and Health program (VOSH) is tasked with investigating work-related accidents in the states, as well as issuing fines and citations. The OSHA institution can contest fines and citations within 15 working days. Reported struck-by accidents, such as the one that killed Nelson Aguilar-Salamanca, have killed 112 workers in 2018 alone, accounting for 11.1% of total fatalities from accidents at job sites. Along with electrocutions and caught-ins, struck-by are among the most common work-related accidents in Virginia and throughout the country. OSHA stated that safer work-places might have prevented many accidents, saving as many as 600 construction workers every year.
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