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Accident: 200626174 - Employee Is Struck By Falling Object And Is Killed

**Accident: 200626174 -- Report ID: 0454714 -- Event Date: 05/24/2011**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
315685552	05/24/2011	1622	Britton Bridge Llc

On May 24, 2011, Employee #1 was performing demolition work under a bridge. A coworker pulled on a tag line that was attached to a bridge column. The force applied on the column dislodged a piece of concrete from the bridge. The concrete piece fell 60 ft and struck Employee #1. He sustained traumatic injuries that killed him. No other details were provided in the narrative.

Keywords: struck by, bridge, bridged material, falling object

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$20,000,000 and over		80	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	315685552			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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