Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302659651 - Eddy Harris, L.L.C.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Worth Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302659651

Report ID: 0636900

Date Opened: 04/06/2000

Site Address:
Eddy Harris, L.L.C.
Fm 120
Pottsboro, TX 75076

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 449, Newkirk, OK 74647

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/25/2000

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 04/25/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100711159

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200710911

Event: 04/05/2000

Employee killed when bridge collapses

Employee #1, the owner of Eddy Harris, LLC, was standing on a bridge while directing a backhoe operator who was maneuvering a hydraulic hammer into position. They had successfully loosened the concrete structure around each bridge pier except the last one, and now Employee #1 was directing the backhoe operator as to how and where to strike the concrete pier with the hammer. The operator was starting to hit the concrete around the last pier when the bridge collapsed. Employee #1 fell 15 ft and was killed.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, BRIDGE, BACKHOE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302659651			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers

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