Man killed in demolition accident after he is struck by steel beam

**James** · #1 (**permalink**) 06-18-2008, 09:13 AM

A 58-year-old man was killed this morning after falling from a cherry picker at a demolition site.

Granite City, IL Police have not released the name of the man, who was working with a demolition crew at an vacant industrial building off 16th Street.

Major Jeff Connor said it appears the man was struck by a steel beam and fell an estimated 20 feet. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

**James** · #2 (**permalink**) 06-19-2008, 08:10 AM

His name has been released, he was Howard Brown.

Brown worked for I.T.C. International, of Garden Grove, Calif., taking down a building at the former Commonwealth Steel Co. mill, later owned by the Granite City Pickling & Warehouse Inc.