OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14541825
DEMOLITION,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,BRIDGE
Event description
Two employees injured in fall when bridge cracked and fell
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were working atop a bridge span that was being demolished. A wrecking ball was striking the upper surface of the bridge when the bridge unex pectedly cracked. The employees fell with the bridge and sustained injuries that required hospitalization.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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