Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120132.015 - Worker falls from bridge and injures back and leg

Accident Summary Nr: 120132.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 09/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1433189.015	09/24/2019		237310	Eutaw Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on September 24, 2019, a superintendent was on the first span of the bridge, walking on top of a stay-in-place metal pan to check on his employees. The bridge is about 25 feet from the ground. The employee was on top of a 26 by 53 metal pan. The metal pan was not secured by screws. The employee fell with the metal pans 20 feet to the ground, causing severe injuries to his leg and back. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Back, Bridge, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Leg, Metal Decking, Unsecured, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition			1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1433189.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Placing bridge deck Fatality Cause:

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