Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200641934 - Employee killed in fall from bridge under construction

Accident Summary Nr: 200641934 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 09/10/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303643696	09/11/2001	1622	0	Muskogee Bridge Co. Inc.

Abstract: On September 10, 2001, Employee #1 was part of a crew installing sheet metal decking panels on a bridge under construction. Before installing the final panel, the crew disconnected their lanyards from the harnesses they were wearing. With the final panel in position over the opening, Employee #1 was standing on it preparing to fasten it in place. One side of this panel slipped from its support brackets, Employee #1 fell through the opening about 56 feet to the ground, and was killed. The crew assumed the metal panel would provide adequate fall protection, however the panel had apparently been cut too small to fit in its support brackets.

Keywords: DECKING, SHEET METAL, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, BRIDGE DECK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRIDGE

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		56	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303643696			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 56 feet Cause: Placing bridge deck Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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