Meyer Contracting, Inc.

Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c. — Fractures — WEST FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Meyer Contracting, Inc. in WEST FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Meyer Contracting, Inc. Report ID 2025010495
Address 2502 26th St NW City, State ZIP WEST FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 58078
Event Date January 15, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c. Source of Injury Structural elements n.e.c.
Secondary Source Cranes unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237990 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 46.91000, -96.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to install concrete forms when a form that was being flown in began swaying due to a gust of wind. While trying to maintain control of the form, the employee's arm was pinched between the previously installed form and the one being set, resulting in a broken forearm.

Incident Summary

On January 15, 2025, a worker at Meyer Contracting, Inc. in WEST FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c., with structural elements n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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