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Home renovation accident critically injures man in Kaaawa
By Star-Advertiser staff
POSTED: 07:15 p.m. HST, Oct 20, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 07:52 a.m. HST, Oct 21, 2012
A man in his 60s was critically injured in Kaaawa Saturday afternoon when a steel beam fell on him during a home renovation.
The man was working with another man to remove the rusted beam when it fell, striking him on the head, according to Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. Carlton Yamada.
He was transported to the Queen’s Medical Center with severe head trauma and other injuries.
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keys4me wrote:
Oh no, if only he thought of wearing a hard hat! sad.
on October 21,2012 | 03:02PM
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