Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201408523 - Bridge Project Foreman Is Killed When Bus Strikes Guardrail

Accident Summary Nr: 201408523 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 09/28/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313340986	10/01/2012	1611	237310	Diponio Contracting Llc

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on September 28, 2012, Employee #1, foreman for Diponio Contracting LLC, and coworkers began their work activities on a bridge rehabilitation project. Employee #1 was working alone, moving a 36-foot guardrail section onto the bridge. One end of the guardrail crossed over the concrete road barrier that separated the work area from active traffic. A passing bus struck the guardrail. The impact propelled the employee into the outrigger of a mobile crane set up on the bridge. Employee #1 struck his head on the outrigger. He was killed.

Keywords: BUS, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION, COLLISION, STRUCK BY, BRIDGE, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313340986			Fatality	Other	Surveyors and mapping scientists	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erection of coffer dams, caissons Fatality Cause: Other

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