Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14482640 - Employee killed when bridge collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 14482640 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 06/27/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116240045	06/28/1994	1795	0	City Neon, Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a Komatsu PC 180, 18 ton excavator, serial #0113. About half the length of the machine was on a bridge that measured approximately 22 ft in depth. After the bridge collapsed, the employee's upper body was found outside the crane cab; his skull was crushed. The employer did not conduct an engineering survey of the surface, ensure that the surface could hold the excavator's uniposed load, or continuously monitor the demolition in process.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, DEMOLITION, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, SKULL, EXCAVATOR, BRIDGE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116240045			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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