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Accident Summary Nr: 300689379 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING MATERIAL

Accident Summary Nr: 300689379 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 08/21/1997
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30068937908/21/199717950Keibler Thompson Corporation

Abstract: On August 20, 1997, Employee #1 was operating a track machine to remove the brick fascia from around a steel beam column. Iron slag had accumulated on the vertical steel I-Beam. The track machine vibrated the slag loose causing it to fall 20 ft onto Employee#1's head. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, STEEL BEAM, DEMOLITION, COLUMN, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Manufacturing plant Demolition $250,000 to $500,000 20 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 300689379 Fatality Fracture Construction trades, n.e.c. Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Demolition
Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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