Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170724306 - Employee injured in fall from scaffold on bridge abutment

Accident Summary Nr: 170724306 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 10/21/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125674317	10/30/1997	1623	0	Hertel Construction Co. Inc.

Abstract: On October 21, 1997, Employee #1 stepped on a metal scaffold bracket to remove the last plank from a small bridge abutment he was taking down. He lost his balance and fell 10 ft, landing head first in the sloped abutment excavation and then rolling into approximately 3 ft of water. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization. Employee #1 worked for a contractor building a road bridge for the county.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, BRIDGE, LOST BALANCE, SCAFFOLD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125674317			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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