Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129486.015 - Employee falls down elevator shaft suffering skull fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 129486.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1492722.015	09/15/2020		236116	1420 West 23rd Street, Llc

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on September 9, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a multi-unit residential general contractor. Employee #1 was cleaning the job site. Employee #1 opened a door and stepped into an empty elevator shaft approximately 8 feet and 6 inches to the lower level. Employee #1 suffered skull fractures and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Brain, Cleaning, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Elevator, Elevator Shaft, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor Opening, Fracture, Head, Open Shaft, Opening, Skull, Traumatic, Traumatic Brain Injury

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1492722.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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