Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 158280.015 - Employee is killed from head trauma when lift is struck by t

Accident Summary Nr: 158280.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 07/20/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1684932.015	07/20/2023		237310	Eagle Bridge Co.

Abstract: At 3:45 a.m. on July 20, 2023, an employee working as a construction laborer for an engineering contractor was working on a crew placing bridge decking. The employee was assisting with the construction of false decking. He was working in the bucket of an aerial lift underneath an overpass spacing supports when a semi-truck entered the work zone. The truck struck the lift killing the employee. The employee died from blunt trauma to his head.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Bridge, Bridge Deck, Bucket , Construction, Head, Highway, Highway work zone, Installing, Laborer, Motor Vehicle, Struck By, Truck, Truck Driver

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1684932.015	39	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge deck Fatality Cause:

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