Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135503.015 - Employee is killed in collapse of coal silo

Accident Summary Nr: 135503.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 04/28/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1530134.015	05/10/2021		238990	S & S Recycling Inc.

Abstract: 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 onto and killed the employee.

Keywords: Building Collapse, Coal Silo, Collapse, Demolition, Excavator, Operator, Silo

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1530134.015	72	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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