Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170620215 - Mechanic injured in fall from railroad bridge

Accident Summary Nr: 170620215 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 11/01/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120188313	01/17/1995	8611	0	Stockton East Water District

Abstract: At 10:06 a.m. on November 1, 1994, Employee #1, a maintenance mechanic for the Stockton East Water District, was standing on three beams (24 in. wide) at the edge of a small railroad bridge that was being dismantled. He was using a 5 ft long pry bar to move an adjacent, 8 in. by 16 in. deep by 30 ft long, inside wooden beam that ran the length of the bridge structure. The beam would then be removed by a nearby crane. The pry slipped, causing Employee #1 to lose his balance and fall 12 ft, landing on the pry bar. It pierced Employee #1's right buttock. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, BUTTOCKS, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRIDGE, LOST BALANCE, PRY BAR, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120188313			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Specified mechanics and repairers

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