OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14214696
SIMPSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC
LIMESTONE, TN·
Event description
ONE EMPLOYEE NEARLY DROWNS WHEN CUTTING BRIDGE FRAME
Investigation abstract
On November 1, 1985, Employee #1 fell from a bridge span into a river and nearly drowned. Employee #1 was using a cutting torch to cut an old bridge steel frame in two. Once the frame was cut, the frame kicked backwards, knocking the bridge span into river along with Employee #1. Employee #1 took water into his lungs a nd was transported to the hospital.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 783
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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