Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201351996 - Employee Killed in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201351996 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 12/14/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303991152	12/16/2002	1622	0	Granite Construction Company Of California, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303991160	12/16/2002	1622	0	Rizzani De Eccher Usa Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was a member of a crew inside a pre-cast concrete section of a bridge under construction. The pre-cast concrete sections were hoisted into place by a crane. The crew entered the section to secure it to already placed concrete sections. There was a 13-in.-to- 15- in. wide gap between the two concrete sections. Employee #1 was working next to the gap, trying to place the temporary connections of the two concrete sections. Employee #1 was on a ladder that was placed on the floor of the concrete section that had an approximate 10-degree slope. The ladder apparently slipped, and Employee #1 fell approximately 7 ft and struck his head on the concrete floor of the bridge section. Employee #1 was apparently unconscious, and slipped through the 13-in.-to- 15- in. wide gap and fell approximately 60 ft into the water. Before entering the water, Employee #1 also struck a cable that was holding a barge in place. Employee #1 died as a result of the fall.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WIRE ROPE, LADDER, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		70	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303991152			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 60 feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)
2	303991160					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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