Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200554228 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 200554228 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 03/20/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309085140	03/22/2006	5093	423930	Gulf-Inland Contractors Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on March, 2006, Employee #1 was torch cutting a 16-ft by 13-ft by 7.5-ft compressor cooler into scrap metal. Employee #1 cut most of the bolts securing the rear wall of the unit to the base. He then walked in front of the wall. The rear wall fell onto Employee #1 and pinned him between the rear wall and other components of the cooler. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: COMPRESSOR, WALL, PINNED, TORCH, SCRAP METAL, BOLT, FALL, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309085140			Fatality	Concussion	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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