Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109582.015 - Employee falls into elevator shaft, breaks wrist

Accident Summary Nr: 109582.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 07/27/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1333633.015	07/27/2018		236116	Montgomery Keith Co

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on July 27, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a painting company, was engaged in painting the interior and exterior of a new two-story residential structure, a multiemployer construction project. He was on the second floor and caulking the elevator's door casings when he lost his balance and fell into the elevator shaft, a fall height of 10 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital, treated for a wrist fracture, and released.

Keywords: Elevator Shaft, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guard, Lost Balance, Paint, Painter, Rail, Residential Construction, Seal, Unguarded, Unsecured, Untrained, Wall, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition				10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1333633.015	20	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:

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