Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201401155 - Employee injured in fall through opening in bridge

Accident Summary Nr: 201401155 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/06/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124966409	08/07/1997	1721	0	Atsalis Bros Painting Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning bird droppings from a structural steel bridge when he fell through an unguarded opening in the platform. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, BRIDGE, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, UNGUARDED, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000		48

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	124966409			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 48 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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