Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202081147 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Bridge

Accident Summary Nr: 202081147 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 08/25/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315968230	08/25/2011	1622	237310	Flatiron-Lane, A Joint Venture

Abstract: On August 25, 2011, Employee #1 was working on a highway bridge construction project. This bridge was located on I-85 over the Yadkin River. Employee #1 was performing the job of a signal person for a crane, and he was standing on one of the trestle fingers. Employee #1 walked backward off the end of the trestle finger and fell approximately 12 feet to the wetlands below. Employee #1 was hospitalized with fractures to his back.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, SIGNALMAN, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRIDGE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		100

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315968230			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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