{"id":34349,"date":"2026-02-18T14:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T22:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/worker-killed-on-norfolk-housing-site\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T22:44:12","slug":"worker-killed-on-norfolk-housing-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/worker-killed-on-norfolk-housing-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Worker killed on Norfolk housing site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-505827\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Emergency services were called to the Tilia Homes site on Tuesday morning where a new estate is under construction.<\/p>\n<p>Site sources told the <em>Eastern Daily Press<\/em> that the victim suffered a broken neck when roof trusses fell on him.<\/p>\n<p>The source said. \u201cTrusses fell on him and broke his neck. I am unsure whether they were being delivered using cranes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for Tilia Homes said the victim had been working for a contractor.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThe site is now closed, pending a thorough investigation by the relevant authorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur thoughts and deepest condolences are with the individual\u2019s family, friends and colleagues at this incredibly difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would like to thank the emergency services for their swift response and professionalism in attending the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n<div class=\"author-avatar\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/3.jpg\" alt=\"Grant Prior\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"photo\">\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .author-info -->\t\t\t<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2026\/02\/18\/worker-killed-on-norfolk-housing-site\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Emergency services were called to the Tilia Homes site on Tuesday morning where a new estate is under construction. &#8230; <a title=\"Worker killed on Norfolk housing site\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/worker-killed-on-norfolk-housing-site\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Worker killed on Norfolk housing site\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1089],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction-enquirer","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34349\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}