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Accident: 84481.015 - Two Employees Are Killed When A Platform Collapses
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1139763.015 | 04/01/2016 | L&J General Construction Corp |
At 2:48 p.m. on April 1, 2016, two employee were both taping sheet rock and stan ding on temporary platforms. Employee #1 was working at the second floor level i nside the elevator shaft and Employee #2 working at the forth floor level inside the elevator shaft. Employee #2's platform collapsed and fell onto Employee #1 and both employee along with 26 pieces of 5/8 inch sheet rock fell to the baseme nt. Both employee were struck and killed by the falling sheet.
Keywords:
collapse, elevated work platform, elevator shaft, fall, falling object, struck by, structural collapse
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-family dwelling | New project or new addition | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 4 | 40 | X | ||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1139763.015 | 21 | M | Fatality | Construction laborers | FallDist: 30 FallHt:30 Cause: Interior carpentry FatCause: |