Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200631000 - Employee is killed in fall from catwalk

Accident Summary Nr: 200631000 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 10/31/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305486821	10/31/2003	1629	236210	Babcock & Wilcox Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: On October 31 2003, Employee #1 was walking to his job assignment on a catwalk. The grating slid out from under the two clips that were holding it in place and off one of the supports it was on. This allowed the grating to tip, and the employee fell through the opening. Employee #1 fell approximately seventy feet. The employee died at the hospital soon after arrival.

Keywords: GRATING, CATWALK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	10		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305486821			Fatality	Concussion	Boilermakers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 90 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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