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Accident Summary Nr: 25835.015 - Employee cutting I-beam is struck and killed by collapsing a

Accident Summary Nr: 25835.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 08/14/2012
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
589438.01508/15/2012238220Baker Refrigeration Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on August 14, 2012, an employee was working for a construction firm. He was emplacing reinforcing steel in a building some 4.6 meters (15 feet) tall. He was using a torch to cut an I-beam in a building structure. The structures roof awning collapsed when the I-beam was cut. It struck the employee. He sustained massive head and neck injuries. He was killed.

Keywords: Beam, Collapse, Construction, Cutting And Burning, Falling Object, Head, Neck, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Torch, Unstable Load
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility Alteration or rehabilitation   15 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 589438.015 64 M Fatality Supervisors, production occupations Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel
Fatality Cause:

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