Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200373645 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Bridge Being Demolished

Accident Summary Nr: 200373645 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 08/23/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309052272	08/24/2005	1622	237310	J. Cashman, Inc./Testa Corp-Joint Venture

Abstract: During demolition of a bridge, Employee #1 was working with other employees on the demolition crew. Another employee in an extensible boom aerial lift was cutting girder supports and Employee #1 walked onto the bridge section being demolished to get inside the lift to assist with the cutting. Before reaching the aerial lift, Employee #1 fell, along with a 100-ft section of the bridge, to an island below. Employee #1 suffered a concussion and died at the scene.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRIDGE, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Demolition		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309052272			Fatality	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 100 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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