Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110403.015 - Employee is injured in fall from bridge scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 110403.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/12/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1355974.015	10/23/2018		237310	Cunningham-Reis Llc

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on October 12, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a bridge construction project. He was on a suspended scaffold and using a 2-foot wrench to loosen bolts. When a bolt broke loose, the employee fell backward off the scaffold and struck the rip rap, a fall height of 12 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for fractures to his back, leg, and ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Back, Bolt, Bridge, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Rock, Scaffold, Wrench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition				12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1355974.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Bridge, lock and lighthouse tenders	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Stripping and curing concrete Fatality Cause:

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