Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200052736 - Employee Falls 30 Ft in Bridging Operation, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200052736 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 08/15/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308682574	08/15/2006	1542	236220	Hawkins Construction Company

Abstract: On August 15, 2006, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing a Spanit bridging device manufactured by Gomaco Co. The work bridge had recently been set in place, and final adjustments were being done. The employees were using a pry bar to align a wheel truck assembly with the track that the Spanit device rode on. Employee #1 was using the toe board of the work surface to gain leverage, while the coworker kept his feet flat on the surface. To create the work platform, overhang brackets, manufactured by Dayton Superior, guardrails and toe boards were installed on the sides of the concrete bridge construction. The toe board Employee #1 was using collapsed, and he slipped through the guardrail and fell about 30 ft to the bridge decking below. He sustained major head trauma and died two days after the incident.

Keywords: BOARD, HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, BRIDGE DECK, BRIDGING, FALL, BRIDGE, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, PRY BAR, SCAFFOLDING

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	4	45	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308682574			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Placing bridge deck Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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