Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136271.015 - Employee falls through decayed wooden bridge and breaks ribs

Accident Summary Nr: 136271.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 06/05/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1536122.015	06/08/2021		113310	Ford Logging Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on June 5, 2021, Employee #1 was stepping from the ground onto a wooden bridge when the decayed wood gave way beneath him. The employee fell approximately 10 to 15 feet through the bridge structure to the ground. He sustained broken ribs. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Bridge, Broken, Broken Bone, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Rib, Wood

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1536122.015	47	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Forestry workers, except logging	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause:

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