OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14223200

DEMOLITION,COLLAPSE,STRUCK BY,BRIDGE,FALLING OBJECT

1984-02-21T00:00:00

Event: DEMOLITION,COLLAPSE,STRUCK BY,BRIDGE,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14223200
Report ID: 551800

Event description

BRIDGE COLLAPSE

Investigation abstract

ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1984, A JACK HAMMER WAS BEING USED TO CUT THE MIDDLE OF THE BRIDGE ARCH. ON WEDNESDAY, CUTTING TORCHES WERE BROUGHT IN. AT 8 AM ON FEB 23RD, EMPLOYEE #1 RODE TO THE BENDER ROAD BRIDGE. HE WAS TAKING AIR COMPRESSORS TO THE COUNTY YARD. AS HE WALKED UNDER BRIDGE TO THE SOUTH SIDE, TOWARD THE AIR COMPRESSOR, THE WEST SIDE BRIDGE ARCH COLLAPSED ON HIM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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