Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200920239 - Employee killed when crushed by rebar bridge column

Accident Summary Nr: 200920239 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 12/16/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303258461	12/16/1999	1791	0	Midasco Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was crushed by a 40 ft tall rebar column when the westbound lane bridge support for the I-895 connector highway collapsed. He was killed.

Keywords: BRIDGE COLUMN, COLLAPSE, COLUMN, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303258461			Fatality	Concussion	Structural metal workers	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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