Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171041.015 - Employees are killed and injured when bridge span collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 171041.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 10/16/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1782305.015	10/17/2024		237310	T.L. Wallace Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on October 16, 2024, eight employees were performing demolition work on a concrete beam bridge over the Strong River. Workers were removing concrete decking in cut sections using a backhoe with a jackhammer and a Caterpillar steel track excavator. Seven employees were working on the south span over the river, while the excavator traveled across the bridge to transport debris to the north side for stockpiling. Without warning, the south span of the bridge collapsed approximately 40 feet to the riverbed, sending the seven employees down with it. Three employees were fatally injured and four were hospitalized. The superintendent, operating the backhoe on the north end, was not injured.

Keywords: Beam, Bridge, Bridge Deck, Collapse, Concrete, Concrete Beam, Debris, Fall, Fall From Elevation, River

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Demolition				40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1782305.015	62	M	Fatality	Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:
2	1782305.015	22	M	Fatality	Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:
3	1782305.015	1	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:
4	1782305.015	1	M	Hospitalized injury	Equipment Operator: Heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:
5	1782305.015	1	M	Non Hospitalized injury	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:
6	1782305.015	33	M	Fatality	Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:
7	1782305.015	1	M	Hospitalized injury	Carpenter	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:
8	1782305.015	1	M	Non Hospitalized injury	Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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