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Accident Summary Nr: 201045093 - Chain Mounted Come-A-Long Hoist Fails, Strikes Worker
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 317368975 | 11/13/2013 | 1799 | 238990 | Kamikaze, Inc. |
Abstract: At approximately 3:24 a.m. on November 13, 2013, Employee #1, a 30-year-old male with Kamikaze Inc., was installing of a wire rope at the west landing platform of the Fremont Street Experience "Slotzilla" Zip Line. The rigging system incorporated pulleys and anchorage points provided a, "3-to-1" mechanical advantage, when tensioning the main wire rope. While tensioning the wire rope, a component of the rigging system, preliminarily identified as a chain mounted come-a-long lever hoist, failed catastrophically, resulting in the sudden and uncontrolled release of the tension on the system. The failure of the come-a-long, which was being used to draw the rigging into alignment, created a slingshot effect on the rigging due to the sudden release of tension on the system. A component of the system struck Employee #1 and inflicted severe traumatic injuries to his face, skull and cervical spine. Employee #1 was attended to on scene by medical responders from City of Las Vegas Fire & Rescue and American Medical Response (AMR), and was transported via ambulance to University Medical Center where he was hospitalized in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit in critical condition.
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 6 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 317368975 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile |
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