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Accident Summary Nr: 160487.015 - One employee is killed, another lacerates both arms when str

Accident Summary Nr: 160487.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 10/04/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1701089.015	10/04/2023		236116	Wayne Construction Company, Llc

Abstract: At 10:45 am, on October 24, 2023, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were employed by a construction exterior finishing contractor. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were installing OSB exterior sheeting at the ground level of the residential structure. Lumber and OSB Sheathing were being unloaded from semi-trucks with a crane to the second level of the structure. The lumber and sheathing were rigged with nylon straps which became displaced causing the load to fall on the second level of the structure. The banding on the bundle of OSB broke allowing individual sheets of lumber to slide and fall to the ground below striking Employee #1 and Employee #2. Approximately, 40 sheets of OSB fell over 15 feet striking Employee #1 and Employee #2 working below. Employee #1 was fatally injured due to blunt force trauma to the head and neck. Employee #2 received multiple severe lacerations to both arms and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force trauma, Crane, Falling Object, Head, Laceration, Neck, Residential Construction, Rigging, Strap, Struck By, Suspended Load, Traumatic, Traumatic Brain Injury, Unstable Load

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1701089.015	52	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause:
2	1701089.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause:

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