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Published November 16, 2011, 11:16 AM

Two workers from Wisconsin companies hurt in UP construction accident

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-- Two construction workers were hospitalized after trusses fell at the site of a new medical clinic in Iron Mountain. Michigan.

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. - Two construction workers were hospitalized after trusses fell at the site of a new medical clinic in Iron Mountain. Michigan.

Fire officials said multiple trusses collapsed yesterday afternoon, and the two workers were hurt after they fell from the structures. Authorities have not identified the employees, but they said two Wisconsin firms were working on the project. Zawada Construction of Niagara is the main contractor, and Sonny's Crane Service of Aurora is assisting. Other details were not immediately released, and the incident remains under investigation.

The Dickinson County Health-care System is building the new clinic next to a hospital it operates in Iron Mountain in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

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