OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14332522
SCOTT BRIDGE COMPANY, INC.
ROWELL, GA·
Event description
CONSTRUCTIN WORKER LOST BALANCE AND FELL 40 FEET FROM BRIDGE
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON A BRIDGE 40 FEET ABOVE GROUND. EMPLOYEE #1 FAILED TO USE A SAFETY BELT, LANYARD AND LIFELINE, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE AVAILABLE. HE FELL TO HIS DEATH WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AS HE WAS BUILDING FORMS ON THE BRIDG E. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A RUPTURED HEART AND LIVER AND MANY BROKEN BONES.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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#982 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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