Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139807.015 - Employee falls through floor hole and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 139807.015 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 09/17/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1553804.015	09/22/2021		236115	Lcym Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on September 17, 2021, an employee worked to frame a wooden gable for a dwelling. A piece of plywood was cut from the gable window opening that was then laid on the floor. The employee attempted to kick the cut section of plywood free and fell through the hole and approximately twenty-one feet down an elevator shaft. The employee received serious internal injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Cutting, Elevator Shaft, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor, Floor Hole, Frame, Internal Injuries, Plywood

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1553804.015	37	M	Fatality		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: 21 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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