Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200022341 - Employee Killed By Falling Material And Platform Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200022341 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 01/30/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304142672	01/31/2001	1771	0	Ajp Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: On January 30, 2001, Employee #1, a concrete contractor was unloading a mud buggy onto a temporary staging platform at the seventh floor from a crane. Employee #1 was struck by staged materials from the 13th floor after they were dislodged from contact with the crane rigging. The materials struck the employee and the temporary platform and the platform collapsed causing Employee #1 and the materials to fall down three stories to the fourth floor level. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: platform, collapse, fall, struck by, falling object, crane

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	13		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304142672			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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