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Accident Summary Nr: 133129.015 - Employee sustains crushing injuries when struck by falling w

Accident Summary Nr: 133129.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/18/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1512541.015	01/25/2021		238130	Allen Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on January 18, 2021, Employee #1, a forklift operator employed by a construction company, was working at the site of a new two-story residence. He had brought the trash box over to the back of the house and was standing on the ground picking up trash. A gust of wind snapped the cross braces holding up a 21-foot wide by 22-foot high top heavy back framed wall, causing the wall to collapse. The falling wall crushed Employee #1 between one of the wall's cross braces and the trash box. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of extensive injuries. These included fractures to both shoulders, both collarbones, and all ribs, and punctures to both lungs.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Brace, Cleaning, Collapsed lung, Collarbone, Crushed, Equipment Operator, Falling Object, Forklift, Fracture, Framing, High Wind, Puncture, Residential Construction, Rib, Shoulder, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Trash Bin, Unsecured, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1512541.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause:

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