Accident Report Detail
Accident: 122835.015 - Employee Helping To Cut Railcar Is Crushed By Falling Metal
Accident: 122835.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 12/27/2019 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1453254.015 | 12/28/2019 | Korver Demolition, Llc | |||||
At 10:40 p.m. on December 27, 2019, Employee #1 and his employer, who owned a demolition company, were demolishing a railcar. They were working at a height of 15 feet. The employer was cutting the railcar with a torch. Employee #1 was serving as fire watch. The torch tip broke with one small piece left to cut. Employee #1 jumped over the railing and onto the piece of metal, which broke. Employee #1 fell, and the metal fell on top of him. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries and was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
rail, cutting, construction, falling object, fracture, equipment failure, fall, demolition, torch, railroad car, crushing
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Demolition | 15 | X | |||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 1453254.015 | 32 | M | Fatality | Cut/Laceration | Laborers, except construction | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof) |