OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14223200
VANDERBURGH COUNTY
EVANSVILLE, IN—
Event description
BRIDGE COLLAPSE
Investigation abstract
ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1984, A JACK HAMMER WAS BEING USED TO CUT THE MIDDLE OF THE BRIDGE ARCH. ON WEDNESDAY, CUTTING TORCHES WERE BROUGHT IN. AT 8 AM ON FEB 23RD, EMPLOYEE #1 RODE TO THE BENDER ROAD BRIDGE. HE WAS TAKING AIR COMPRESSORS TO THE COUNTY YARD. AS HE WALKED UNDER BRIDGE TO THE SOUTH SIDE, TOWARD THE AIR COMPRESSOR, THE WEST SIDE BRIDGE ARCH COLLAPSED ON HIM.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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