Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201094125 - Employee killed in fall from bridge

Accident Summary Nr: 201094125 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 08/02/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300808995	08/04/2000	1791	0	Central Coast Fabrication

Abstract: Employee #1, a welder for Central Coast Fabrication, was working on a steel bridge that was under construction. He was on his way to talk to the foreman when he went through a section of the bridge that was not fully planked. Employee #1 was killed when he fell 25 ft through an 8 ft opening and landed on the ground.

Keywords: DECKING, BARRIER GUARD, WELDER, CONSTRUCTION, BRIDGE DECK, FALL, BRIDGE, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300808995			Fatality	Concussion	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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