Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201981842 - Employee killed in fall from bridge under construction

Accident Summary Nr: 201981842 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 04/04/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303434864	04/06/2000	1622	0	Morrison Knudsen Corporation

Abstract: On April 4, 2000, Employee #1, a carpenter foreman, had an approximately 42-foot fall from the Loop 101 bridge into the Central Arizona Project Canal which is currently under construction. However, Employee #1's body was not recovered until Sunday, April 9, 2000, approximately 17 miles from the site of the fatal fall.

Keywords: CANAL, CARPENTER, FALL, BRIDGE, DROWN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		42	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303434864			Fatality	Other	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 42 feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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