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Accident Summary Nr: 76467.015 - Two employees are killed in fall from platform suspended by

Accident Summary Nr: 76467.015 -- Report ID: 0625500 -- Event Date: 04/29/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1060347.015	04/30/2015		928120	U.S. International Boundary & Water Commission

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on April 29, 2015, two employees were preparing to power wash metal gates on the downstream side of a dam, suspended from a platform 225 ft over the side of the dam. The platform was suspended by a crane that did not have its outriggers extended. The load of the crane was overextended and tipped over the dam wall. The two employees in the suspension personnel platform were dropped to the water below. When the platform struck the wall the cable holding the scaffold snapped, causing the employees and platform to fall and sink in the 25 foot water. Both employees were killed.

Keywords: Broken Cable, Crane, Dam, Elevated Work Platform, Struck By, Suspended Load, Water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1060347.015	46	M	Fatality
2	1060347.015	55	M	Fatality

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