Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200625705 - Employee dies from fall

Accident Summary Nr: 200625705 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 03/18/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314394354	03/24/2010	1622	237310	Simpson Bridge Company Inc

Abstract: On March 18th, 2010 Employee #1, of Simpson Bridge Company Inc., was working from the form work of a column for a bridge that was being constructed. Employee #1 was preparing to pour concrete into the form work and Employee #2, a crane operator, was lowering the concrete bucket to him so he could make the pour. Employee #1 was standing on top of the 8 ft. high form work with no fall protection on at the time. When Employee #2 boomed down with the concrete bucket, the boom brake did not hold and the boom kept coming down. Employee #1 fell from the column and landed on the concrete footing approximately 8 ft. below the top of the form work. The boom came to rest after the concrete bucket landed on the concrete footing for the column. Employee #1 was fatally injured.

Keywords: BOOM, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CONCRETE BUCKET, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRIDGE, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000		8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314394354			Fatality	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Pouring concrete for piers, and pylons Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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