Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116766.015 - Employee fractures ribs in fall from bridge

Accident Summary Nr: 116766.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 05/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1405230.015	05/30/2019		238910	Joe Mcgee Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on May 22, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a road and bridge construction company, was rigging a concrete bridge pad to a crane hoist during a demolition project. The employee fell from the bridge, a fall height of 10 feet. He was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of multiple rib fractures.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Bridge, Concrete, Construction, Crane, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hoist, Rib, Rigging

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Demolition				25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1405230.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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