Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14488936 - Employee killed when crushed between fire escape and beam

Accident Summary Nr: 14488936 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 01/15/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17881574	01/15/1988	1795	0	Artwin Construction, Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on January 15, 1988, Employee #1 was assigned the task of removing a fire escape from a two-story, 75 ft by 75 ft building that was being demolished. The metal counterbalanced stairway was at the rear of the building and led from the second floor to the ground. Employee #1 positioned himself on the upper half of the stairway and proceeded to cut it in half with a 36 in. torch fueled by oxygen and propane. When the cut was complete, the stairway became unbalanced and top portion rose with Employee #1 on its steps. He became trapped between the stairway and an upper steel beam that supported the fire escape. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures and lacerations, and was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, DEMOLITION, COUNTERBALANCE, PINNED, WORK RULES, FIRE ESCAPE, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17881574			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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