Accident Report Detail

Accident: 111451.015 - Employee Falls From Elevated Work Platform And Is Killed

**Accident: 111451.015 -- Report ID: 0551701 -- Event Date: 10/14/2018**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1353055.015	10/15/2018		Chicago Transit Authority

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		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Bridge		Other				15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1353055.015	66	M	Fatality		Carpenters	FallDist: 15 FallHt:15 Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause:

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