Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171055098 - Two employees injured in fall when platform collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 171055098 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 05/10/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126771492	05/12/1997	1521	0	Kim Dunn Construction

Abstract: At approximately 11:35 a.m. on May 10, 1997, Employees #1 and #2, both of Kim Dunn Construction, were installing windows at a residential building project. The two employees were standing on a platform they had constructed from 2 by 6 boards, with 2 by 4 cross-braces and pressed wood sheets for flooring. The platform collapsed under the weight of the employees, and they fell 22 ft to the ground. There were no guardrails on the platform, and neither Employee #1 nor #2 were wearing any of the fall protection equipment that had been provided.

Keywords: INSTALLING, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK PLATFORM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126771492			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc
2	126771492			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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