Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202468948 - Employee Falls from Bridge Deck, Injures Back

Accident Summary Nr: 202468948 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 02/02/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312435902	03/09/2010	1622	237310	Mcm Construction Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a foreman, was working at a construction site, demolishing a bridge. The project superintendent gave orders to start demolishing the bridge after the asphalt was taken out. According to Employee #1, he inspected the harness and retractable lifeline prior to use. Employee #1 further stated that he had anchored the retractable lifeline to an excavator. Another foreman stated he was anchored on the bridge floor. While demolishing the bridge, Employee #1 fell. The project superintendent saw Employee #1 hanging about 20 feet from the bottom of the Louisiana River basin for about 3-5 seconds before Employee #1 fell to the bottom. Employee #1 was taken to Cedar Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles and was hospitalized for back injuries. Employee #1 worked for MCM Construction, the General Contractor of a bridge reconstruction project which is engaged in the demolition of an old bridge and erection of a new bridge.

Keywords: ANCHOR, DEMOLITION, LIFELINE, PPE, SPINE, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, BRIDGE DECK, FALL, BRIDGE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Demolition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312435902			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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