Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14314579 - Employee killed in fall from elevated work area
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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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.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 773010 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported |