Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107216.015 - Employee fractures rib and scapula in fall due to bridge col

Accident Summary Nr: 107216.015 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 07/09/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1328975.015	07/11/2018		237120	Latex Construction Company

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on July 9, 2018, an employee was operating a side boom tractor (Cat PL87) for pipeline installation work over a bridge. As the employee crossed, the bridge collapsed, causing the tractor to slide off the bridge and fall to the stream below. The employee was ejected from the tractor and sustained fractures to his scapula and ribs from the fall. He was hospitalized due to his injuries.

Keywords: Bridge, Collapse, Ejected, Fall, Fracture, Operator, Pipeline, Rib, Shoulder, Tractor

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1328975.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Operating engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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