Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100101955 - Employee killed when load of scrap metal fell on him

Accident Summary Nr: 100101955 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 01/03/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304487663	01/04/2002	1622	0	Trumbull Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a crew of laborers were working under the base of one of the new bridges spanning the Cuyahoga River on the Ohio Turnpike. The crew was placing scrap metal, removed from the old bridge, onto the historic Erie Canal for temporary protection when, as a result of improper rigging, the load slipped and fell on Employee #1, killing him.

Keywords: RIGGING, SUSPENDED LOAD, SCRAP METAL, BRIDGE, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Demolition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		120	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304487663			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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