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Accident Summary Nr: 84217.015 - One employee is killed, three employees are injured in a bri

Accident Summary Nr: 84217.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 04/05/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1137705.015	04/05/2016		238910	Omega Demolition Corp.

Abstract: At 2:45 a.m. on April 5, 2016, employees were working from two aerial lifts torch cutting the diaphragms connecting two 181 foot long bridge girders. One girder (girder #1) was supported by two cranes, while the other girder (girder #2) was supported by an "assist" crane. The intent was to cut girder #1 into two pieces and remove it while the "assist" crane stabilized girder #2 until the other two cranes could return and connect to girder #2. While torch cutting the diaphragms connecting the two girders, the employees were working from aerial lifts below the girders. When the last two diaphragms were being cut, girder #2 collapsed, striking the aerial lifts and employees working in them. One of the employees working in the aerial lifts was killed while the other three employees were treated and released from the hospital.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Bridge, Collapse, Crane, Demolition, Falling Object, Struck By, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Demolition				20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1137705.015	47	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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