Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 896530 - Employee Falls 90 Feet from Bridge When Tie-off Fails

Accident Summary Nr: 896530 -- Report ID: 0355110 -- Event Date: 10/16/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303214837	10/16/2000	1622	0	Mckinnon Corporation

Abstract: An employee was working from an aerial basket hoisted by a crane. The victim was equipped with a full body harness with lanyard and a chain wall hook. The victim exited the basket to station himself on the outside face of the bridge column. He failed to first attach his lanyard prior to exiting the aerial basket. He had climbed onto the horizontal rebar of the bridge column and attached his wall hook to the outside rebar band. After he tied-off, his weight caused the wall hook to disengage from a horizontal rebar. The victim fell 90 feet to the concrete footer of the column which resulted in fatal injuries.

Keywords: BRIDGE COLUMN, REBAR, STRUCK AGAINST, COLUMN, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, AERIAL LIFT, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		120	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303214837			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 90 feet Cause: Forming for piers or pylons Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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