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Miller Electric Construction Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Miller Electric Construction Inc. in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Miller Electric Construction Inc. Report ID 2018088128
Address One Chatham Center, 112 Washington Place City, State ZIP PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15201
Event Date August 8, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Wallboard, drywall, sheetrock
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.43000, -79.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to look at electrical devices that were on a wall behind vertically stacked drywall when the drywall fell towards him, striking and breaking his right ankle. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Incident Summary

On August 8, 2018, a worker at Miller Electric Construction Inc. in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with wallboard, drywall, sheetrock identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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