Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200553030 - Employee is Killed when Caught between Pivot Point

Accident Summary Nr: 200553030 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 09/02/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305960908	09/03/2003	1622	237310	C.E.C., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working from a suspended man-lift bucket trying to relieve pressure from a 100-ton hydraulic jack, used to support the girders of the bascule span bridge under construction. Employee #1 was hammering the jack with a bolt, when the jack slipped out from under the load. The support beam the jack was on shifted and fell to ground, causing the bascule span of the bridge to come loose and pivot downward. Employee #1 was caught between the pivot point of the bascule span and the bridge floor 70 ft above ground. Employee #1 was killed instantly. Employee #2, #3, and #4 suffered minor injuries from falling debris.

Keywords: SUPPORT POSTS, GIRDER, HYDRAULIC JACK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, BOLT, FALL, STRUCK BY, 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		70	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305960908			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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