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Accident Summary Nr: 104817.015 - Employee is struck by falling trusses and incurs multiple in

Accident Summary Nr: 104817.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 12/14/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1284774.015	12/14/2017		236220	Merritt Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 12:23 p.m. on December 14, 2017, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a construction company, were working at a multiemployer construction project, a new commercial building. They were on the ground floor and engaged in preparations for erecting roof trusses. Elevated bundles of trusses, plus individual trusses and bracing, collapsed into the building, striking and pinning Employee #1 and coworkers. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he required treatment for a fractured shoulder, five fractured ribs, and a punctured lung. Other affected employees apparently did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: Construction, Falling Object, Fracture, Lung, Pinned, Puncture, Rib, Shoulder, Structural Collapse, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1284774.015	44	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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