Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111451.015 - Employee falls from elevated work platform and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 111451.015 -- Report ID: 0551701 -- Event Date: 10/14/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1353055.015	10/15/2018		485999	Chicago Transit Authority

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on October 14, 2018, an employee was cutting the fiberglass walkway materials beside the rail track that had failed while on an elevated structure and fell. The employee struck his head against the concrete slab and was killed.

Keywords: Concrete Slab, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Head

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Other				15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1353055.015	66	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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