OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14490809

GIRDER,INSTALLING,WORK RULES,SKULL,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,BRIDGE,CONCUSSION

1988-08-11T00:00:00

Event: GIRDER,INSTALLING,WORK RULES,SKULL,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,BRIDGE,CONCUSSION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14490809
Report ID: 215800

Event description

Employee killed in fall between bridge girders

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on August 11, 1988, Employee #1 was installing steel deck pans between main carriage bridge girders. He fell approximately 35 ft int o the opening between the bridge girders and landed in a gravel causeway. Employ ee #1 was taken to the hospital, where he died of multiple skull and concussion injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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