Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120423.015 - Employee is killed in fall from bridge deck

Accident Summary Nr: 120423.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 10/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1435567.015	10/03/2019		237310	Martin-Pinero Construction Project Management, Llc

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on October 3, 2019, Employee #1 was installing Permanent Metal Decking (PMD), on a Fly-over-Bridge Span #15, on Bridge #21. At this time, a section of PMD shifted, causing Employee #1 to plunge through the deck and fall 54 feet, to lower bridge footing and boulders on the ground. Employee #1 then suffered fatal head injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Bridge, Bridge Deck, Bridged Material, Bridging, Building, Decking, Decking Panel, Dismantling, Fall, Falling Object, Floor Hole, Floor Opening, Footings, Form work, Hand Tool, Head, Installing

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Other				54	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1435567.015	36	M	Fatality		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause:

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