30.08.2018

Fatal scaffold/platform collapse

Two men died after part of a scaffold deck gave way yesterday at the construction site of the JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek resort near Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
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Just one section of the deck gave way - 14 other men were working on other parts of the structure

Four men were working on the particular section of large deck, located just below the seventh floor of the building. They were preparing for a concrete pour from a large concrete pump when one end of the bridge structure gave way dropping several metres and throwing the two men to their deaths. A third man managed to grab hold of the structure and climb back to safety, while the fourth managed to hold on. Neither of them were said to be hurt. The two men that lost their lives were declared dead at the scene.
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A closer look at the platform

The new resort with its 16 storey, 516 room hotel, is owned and being developed by DCS Investment Holdings, a Florida based private equity group owned by Dwight Schar, co-owner of the Washington Redskins football team.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is to investigate the incident.