Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 812735 - Employee killed when railroad walkway collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 812735 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 07/10/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
129447678	07/13/1998	1795	0	Skinny'S Construction Services

Abstract: At 10:50 a.m. on July 10, 1998, Employees #1 through #3, all under 18 years of age, were collecting railbed planks dismantled from an abandoned railroad line. They were working from a pedestrian walkway attached to a bridge. One coworker was driving a truck-type front loader, and Employee #1 and the other coworker were riding on the outside of the cab. When the walkway portion of the bridge collapsed, Employee #1 was asphyxiated under the load and 2 ft of water. The employer was cited for a labor standards violation because of the workers' ages.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, FRONT END LOADER, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, BRIDGE, FALLING OBJECT, RAILROAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	129447678			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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