OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14400204
THE R E HABLE CO
MILDRED, TX—
Event description
FELL FROM WALKWAY AT BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION WORKSITE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS MOVING ALONG AN OVERHANG WALKWAY ON A BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROJEC T. HE HAD TO WALK UNDER A SCREED (?) AND BROOM MACHINE ON THE WALKWAY. HE FELL T HROUGH THE EXISTING WIRE ROPE GUARDRAILS TO THE GROUND, A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 59 F EET. THE WALKWAY WAS THE ONLY ACCESS TO THE WORK AREA AT THE EAST END OF THE BRI DGE. THE WIRE ROPE GUARDRAILS, WHEN CHECKED, WOULD DEFLECT FROM SIX TO EIGHT INC HES FROM THE WEIGHT OF A MAN LEANING ON THEM. THE LOOSE RAIL PROBABLY CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL. HE SUFFERED MULTIPLE INTERNAL INJURIES AND DIED LATER AT THE HOSPITAL.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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