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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1429579.01509/06/2019237310C.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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