OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14424345
COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,BRIDGE
Event description
Employee killed in fall from collapsing bridge
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and two coworkers were demolishing a vehicle bridge that spanned som e railroad tracks approximately 25 ft below. The north embankment shifted and th e men were told by their supervisor to get off the bridge. Employee #1 stayed an d shortly thereafter a bolt gave way, causing the bridge to collapse. Employee # 1 fell along with the bridge and was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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