Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133281.015 - Employee falls from scaffolding into elevator shaft and incu

Accident Summary Nr: 133281.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 11/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1502344.015	11/12/2020		238140	Stonemarcs, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on November 12, 2020, Employee #1, a laborer, was working on the third floor of a commercial building construction site, erecting and staging scaffolding. While working from the second tier of the scaffolding and loading masonry blocks, the scaffolding legs punctured the wooden subfloor, causing the scaffolding to overturn. Employee #1 fell into an open and unfinished elevator shaft, approximately 30 feet to the basement and ground. The employee sustained multiple fractures and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Basement, Elevator, Elevator Shaft, Fall, Fracture, Ground, Leg, Overturn, Puncture, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1502344.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause:

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