Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 901850 - Employee is killed when he falls from a scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 901850 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 05/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305266025	05/23/2002	1622	0	Lane Construction Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on May 23, 2002, Employee #1 was using 16 ft-long, 2 by 12 planks to deck a form scaffold for a bridge pier cap. He was wearing a full body harness and lanyard, but was not tied off. He lost his balance and fell approximately 23.5 ft onto a rail bed. Employee #1 suffered severe head injuries and died.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, TIE-OFF, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305266025			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Forming for piers or pylons Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	305266025			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Forming for piers or pylons Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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