I-beam
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Gamboa was placing an I-beam atop the plant’s paint building when he lost his balance and fell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
Swain, 59, was a commercial electrician in Tampa when a collision with an I-beam on a construction site 10 years ago left him with severe neck and back injuries.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2022
Sound Transit has built a variety of overpasses, such as hollow pre-formed segments over I-5 at Tukwila, a giant poured-in-place bridge over I-405 in Bellevue, and I-beam girders for half of the Northgate-Lynnwood project.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2020
While quality control manager Justin Rouse straightened one of the beams into place, Bode performed quick welds down its length to form part of an I-beam.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 25, 2020
He appeared from behind an I-beam and raised his welding shield.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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