Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200625937 - Employee Is Killed in Fall Into Cofferdam

Accident Summary Nr: 200625937 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 11/12/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315202093	11/12/2010	1622	237310	Mountain States Contractors Llc

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a bridge when the hammer, used for driving pile, fell from the crane becket and damaged the guardrail system to which the employee was tied off to. As a result, the employee and part of the guardrail fell into the cofferdam, which was filled with approximately 20 feet of water. The employee died from asphyxiation.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, GUARDRAIL, STRUCK AGAINST, DROP HAMMER, FALL, HAND TOOL, CRANE, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315202093			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

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