Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201408473 - Employee Is Killed When Falling from a Scaffold Into a River

Accident Summary Nr: 201408473 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 01/11/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313317794	01/11/2012	1721	238320	Seaway Painting Llc

Abstract: At approximately 1:45 p.m. on January 11, 2012, three employees were engaged in relocating a centenary scaffold that was suspended beneath a bridge beam. Employee #1 was removing the deck clips while the other two employees were staging the decking to be installed in another location. While Employee #1 was removing the clips that were securing the cable to the decking, the cable slid towards the center of the sheet and then contacted the other unclipped supporting cables. As a result, the sheet became vertical and Employee #1 fell 140 feet into the river. The scaffolding was installed for the repair and painting of a suspension bridge 140 feet above a river. During the investigation it was found that the manufacturer's procedures for moving the scaffolding were not being followed. In addition, Employee #1 was not using a safety harness at the time of the accident.

Keywords: BEAM, DECKING, PAINT, FALL, BRIDGE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		386	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313317794			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 386 feet Cause: Placing bridge deck Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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