OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14424071
WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,RIVER,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,BRIDGE,WATER
Event description
Employee dies in fall from bridge decking to river
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was placing metal bridge decking onto the stringers of a bridge. The decking would be welded in place by a welder. When the first decking was placed down, Employee #1 stepped onto it to put the next decking down. He fell approxi mately 80 ft through the decking into the river and was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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