Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 897702 - Employee killed in fall when walkway collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 897702 -- Report ID: 0355110 -- Event Date: 12/11/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301801015	12/14/1998	1622	0	Jones Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, who had been working on a bridge deck, attempted to descend to a walkway 5 ft below. The walkway gave way, and Employee #1 fell approximately 18 ft onto the highway. He died of head injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: HEAD, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WALK PLATFORM, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BRIDGE DECK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301801015			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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