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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 14496863 - Employee Killed When Struck By Falling Tank

**Accident: 14496863 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 07/21/1988**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
106782097	07/21/1988	1795	Invirex Demolition, Inc.

Employee #1, a demolition burner, was preparing a 59,000 lb elevated horizontal tank to be pushed down. He had burned off all the bolts from the supporting structure on which the tank was sitting. He was underneath the tank cutting the supporting legs when the tank shifted and fell, trapping Employee #1 underneath it. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: demolition, unsecured, work rules, construction, crushed, falling object, tank, cutting and burning, unstable position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	106782097			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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