Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200023380 - Employee killed in fall from bridge work platform

Accident Summary Nr: 200023380 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 09/06/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311242481	09/06/2007	1611	237310	Perini Corporation

Abstract: On September 6, 2007, Employee #1, age 26, was on the work platform of a bridge. He was moving a scaffold plank from one section of the bridge to another when he fell 75 ft off the platform. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRIDGE, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		75	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311242481			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 75 feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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