Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200670214 - Employee killed in fall from mechanical room of drawbridge

Accident Summary Nr: 200670214 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 07/28/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116513185	07/29/1996	1622	0	P. C. L. Civil Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and several coworkers were removing mechanical equipment from the mechanical room of a drawbridge. Employee #1 was using a crow bar to reposition a mounting pad when the bar slipped from underneath the pad and he fell backward, landing on his buttocks. Employee #1 tried to catch himself at the edge, but he fell, head first, approximately 29 ft and was killed.

Keywords: BUTTOCKS, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRIDGE, PRY BAR, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116513185			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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