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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 135503.015 - Employee Is Killed In Collapse Of Coal Silo

**Accident: 135503.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 04/28/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1530134.015	05/10/2021		S & S Recycling Inc.

At 5:30 p.m. on April 28, 2021, an employee operated a Komatsu Excavator with a sheer attachment to demolish a coal silo. At some point, the employee exited the excavator to pull a piece of metal from the structure when the silo collapsed o nto and killed the employee.

Keywords: building collapse, coal silo, collapse, demolition, excavator, operator, silo

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other building		Demolition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Construction
1	1530134.015	72	M	Fatality		FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause:

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