Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 164223.015 - Employee falls resulting in fatality

Accident Summary Nr: 164223.015 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 02/16/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1729034.015	02/16/2024		238990	Alaska Demolition, Llc

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on February 16, 2024, Employee #1 was working for a highway/street construction contractor. Employee #1 was using a portable grinder to cut a hanger on a pipe attached to the bottom of the bridge. It appears that when the hanger was cut and the pipe fell, Employee #1 also lost his balance fell to the ice. No fall protection was being used. The fall resulted in the fatality of Employee #1. Fatality - Medical Examiner's report concluded blunt force injuries to the head sustained on impact was the cause of death.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Lost Balance, Neck, Pipe, Platform

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Demolition				17	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1729034.015	42	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 17 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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