Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202340873 - Carpenter Falls from Bridge Pier and Drowns

Accident Summary Nr: 202340873 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 10/04/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309311009	10/04/2005	1622	237310	Kiska Construction Corporation - U.S.A.

Abstract: On October 4, 2005, Employee #1 was working as a carpenter, specializing in building docks. He was installing fender panels on a bridge pier. As he pulled a 1 inch diameter air hose into position to power some pneumatic tools, he fell from the pier into water approximately fifteen feet deep and drowned. Possibly, he struck his head on a protruding portion of the fender system prior to striking the water.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, DOCK, PIER, CARPENTER, STRUCK AGAINST, COMPRESSED AIR, FALL, BRIDGE, DROWN, AIR LINE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309311009			Fatality	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming for piers or pylons Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.