Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201311172 - Employee Falls Into Water and Drowns

Accident Summary Nr: 201311172 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 04/30/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306740994	04/30/2004	1799	238990	Rml Construction Inc.

Abstract: On April 30, 2004, Employee #1 was dismantling a scaffold that was erected beneath a five-lane highway overpass, which spanned a body of water. He fell into the water and drowned.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, HIGHWAY, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, DROWN, SCAFFOLD RIGGING, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000		35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306740994			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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