Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105491.015 - Employee falls in elevator shaft from work platform and is h

Accident Summary Nr: 105491.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 05/04/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1314024.015	05/08/2018		531311	Metroplains Management, Llc

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on May 4, 2018, an employee was working in an elevator shaft to install a firewall and used an A-frame ladder and plywood to make a working platform. The employee fell approximately 20 feet when the platform collapsed and fractured several ribs on his right side as well as lacerating his back on the right side. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Back, Collapse, Elevated Work Plat, Elevator Shaft, Fall, Fracture, Laceration, Ladder, Rib

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation				20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1314024.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause:

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