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Accident Summary Nr: 14369433 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY PIECE OF FALLING CONCRETE

Accident Summary Nr: 14369433 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 02/23/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102427085	02/25/1987	1795	0	Holub Iron & Steel Co.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT UP SCRAP METAL LOCATED BETWEEN CONCRETE TANK BASES AT A TANK STORAGE FARM UNDER DEMOLITION. THE 14 TON CAUSTIC TANKS AND SUPPORTING BEAMS HAD ALREADY BEEN REMOVED. A PIECE OF CRACKED AND ERODED TANK BASE, ABOUT 5 FEET HIGH, 11 FEET LONG AND 12 TO 15 INCHES WIDE, TOPPLED OVER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1. HIS HEAD WAS CRUSHED AGAINST THE ADJACENT 6 FOOT TANK BASE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT.

Keywords: HEAD, DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, CONCRETE BLOCK, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102427085			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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