Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 12012.015 - Employee is killed in fall from scaffold under bridge.

Accident Summary Nr: 12012.015 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 03/30/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
329089.015	03/30/2012		238320	Nuco Painting Corp.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on March 30, 2012, Employee #1, who was a Supervisor of three iron workers and two bridge painters, was installing corrugated metal sheeting under a bridge. After removing his self-retracting lifeline from his harness, Employee #1 was killed when stepping through a weakened support and falling 150 feet to the water below.

Keywords: Bridge, Fall, Fall Protection, Installing

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$20,000,000 and over		150	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	329089.015	36	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 150 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 150 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause:

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