Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119686.015 - Employee is killed in fall from bridge

Accident Summary Nr: 119686.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 09/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1429579.015	09/06/2019		237310	C.W. Matthews Contracting Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:10 p.m. on September 6, 2019, an Employee was carrying lumber, while walking on an unbolted section of corrugated metal decking, during bridgework. As the Employee walked, the movement of the unbolted decking caused the Employee to then fall 34 feet to the ground and sustain head and brain injuries. The Employee was then killed.

Keywords: Brain, Bridge, Contact, Decking, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Unstable Position, Unstable Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition				34	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1429579.015	44	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 34 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 34 feet Cause: Forming for piers or pylons Fatality Cause:

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