Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138747.015 - Employee sustains multiple fractures, falls into bridge gap

Accident Summary Nr: 138747.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 06/22/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1538132.015	06/23/2021		541330	Rocksol Consulting Group Inc

Abstract: At 1:00 a.m. on June 22, 2025, an employee working as a construction inspector for an engineering support contractor was about to inspect the progress of a lane stripe paint truck. He stepped over the hard road barrier and over a bridge when he fell through a gap. The employee had parked about 10 feet from the end of gap and could have walked around it. The employee was hospitalized to treat multiple fractures and bruises over his body including his face, chest, hip, and legs from impact with ground.

Keywords: Bridge, Chest, Construction, Contusion, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ground, Hip, Inspecting, Inspection, Leg, Lighting, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Opening, Painting, Poor Visibility, Road, Unprotected, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition				0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1538132.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction inspectors	Distance of Fall: 17 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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