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Accident Summary Nr: 129156.015 - Two employees sustain crushing injuries when struck by falli

Accident Summary Nr: 129156.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 09/02/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1491026.015	09/02/2020		238130	A.S.N.A. Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on September 2, 2020, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were working as carpenters for a framing contractor. The employees had entered the interior of a structure preparing to start working. Two coworkers from different contractor were on top of the structure removing a brace. The trusses were set-up in the wrong direction and needed to be rotated using a crane. When one of the coworkers removed the brace, the truss fell and hit other trusses causing a domino effect. The trusses fell on top of Employee #1 and Employee #2. Employee #1 was hospitalized with fractures, lacerations, cuts and bruises to his legs and skull. Employee #2 was hospitalized to treat fractures, lacerations, cuts and bruises to his legs.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brace, Building, Building Collapse, Carpenter, Construction, Contusion, Crane, Cut, Falling Object, Fracture, Framing, Head, Laceration, Leg, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Residential Construction, Skull, Struck By, Truss, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1491026.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:
2	1491026.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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