Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 300223104 - Employee's drown when bridge scaffold collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 300223104 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 04/24/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300223104	04/24/2000	1622	0	Midwest Foundation & Halverson Const Joint Venture

Abstract: At approximately 8:29 a.m. on April 24, 2000, five workers were working from a multi-point non-adjustable suspension scaffold. The scaffold was suspended from a bridge by six wire ropes attached to rails on the scaffold. This allowed the scaffold to move horizontally. The employees were attempting to move it horizontally from the west bridge pier to the east pier. One of the six suspension ropes came loose causing a corner to drop. The scaffold then rolled out of the suspension trolleys and fell 60 ft to the water. Employees #1, #2 and #3 were trapped under the scaffold in the water and drowned.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, PIN, PINNED, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, DROWN, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$20,000,000 and over		65	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300223104	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 65 feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	300223104	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 65 feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
3	300223104	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 65 feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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