Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96691.015 - Two workers are struck by falling steel, incur fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 96691.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 06/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1243255.015	06/21/2017		238220	Bruno'S Mechanical, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on June 20, 2017, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a heating and cooling contractor, were working at a multiemployer construction site for a commercial building. They were installing plumbing when an excavator struck the building frame, causing two metal trusses to fall. The trusses fell on top of Employees #1 and #2. Emergency services were called, and the employees were transported to the hospital and admitted. Employee #1 was treated for a fractured right arm. Employee #2 was treated for a fractured back.

Keywords: Arm, Back, Construction, Falling Object, Fracture, Installing, Plumbing, Steel Erection, Struck By, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1243255.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:
2	1243255.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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