Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201770583 - Employee killed when struck by falling refractory block

Accident Summary Nr: 201770583 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 02/08/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301323531	02/09/1999	1791	0	Hag Steel Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working beneath a refractory block in the wall of a glass furnace that was being demolished. The crew was removing the steel columns (buck stays) that supported the refractory block when it fell. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Demolition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301323531			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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