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Accident: 144716.015 - Employee Is Killed When Struck By Falling Emergency Exit Sta

**Accident: 144716.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 03/15/2022**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1584843.015	03/15/2022		Maldonado Welding Contractors, Llc

At 3:20 p.m. on March 15, 2022, Employee #1, a welder, was removing a metal eme rgency exit staircase that was installed on a three-story building. After the t op section was removed and taken away by forklift, Employee #1 removed the wall bolts, which were securing the platform of the second section to be removed. The section was supported by two steel columns, which broke at their bases due to h eavy corrosion. The staircase section collapsed and stuck Employee # 1, killing him.

Keywords: collapse, corrosion, falling object, head, stair, struck by, welder

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1584843.015	31	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause:

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