BAXTER, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) – A construction worker in Tennessee has died after an accident occurred at a new home site on Wednesday.
Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris reports 41-year-old Joseph Kyle Lesko was part of a construction crew working on a new home build near Maxwell Road when the accident happened.
Lesko was on the roof of the home where several trusses were in a temporary holding position. Officials said one of the trusses fell, causing a domino effect of 20 or more to fall. The worker ended up getting trapped underneath.
Putnam County authorities said Lesko was killed immediately.
“This was an accident that turned into a sad and tragic loss of life in Putnam County. Rescue personnel responded immediately, but the weight and forces of the trusses were tremendous and too much to overcome,” Farris said.
The incident remains under investigation.
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