Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201942778 - Demolition Worker Is Killed in Tower Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201942778 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 05/16/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313077018	05/16/2009	1795	238910	Ag Transport

Abstract: An employee for a demolition contractor was preparing the preheater tower of a metal kiln at a cement plant for demolition, when the tower prematurely collapsed on him. He was killed.

Keywords: CEMENT POWDER, DEMOLITION, KILN, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, TOWER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Demolition		$250,000 to $500,000	15	168	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313077018			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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