Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14314579 - Employee killed in fall from elevated work area

Accident Summary Nr: 14314579 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 04/30/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
773010	04/30/1987	1622	0	Cornell Hegarty, Koch Joint Venture

Abstract: Employee #1, an ironworker, was working from a platform installed beneath the deck of a bridge. He, another ironworker, and an engineer were servicing a punch list of improperly torqued bolts. Employee #1 was climbing from the inner decked platform to the outer decked platform through a 21-inch space between the structural steel member over which he was climbing and the closest plank. As he climbed over a 12-inch opening between a structural beam and the bottom of the deck, he fell approximately 37 ft and landed on the ground. Employee #1 sustained an injury to the back of the head and was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	773010			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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