Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141405.015 - Employee falls down ventilation shaft and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 141405.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 11/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1565436.015	11/23/2021		238310	Sierra Wes Wall Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:07 a.m. on November 23, 2021, an employee worked to mud and tape drywall in a sixth-floor elevator control room while standing on a forty-six-inch-tall trigger bench. While working, the employee fell approximately sixty-two feet down a ventilation shaft and was killed.

Keywords: Drywall, Elevator, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Shaft, Ventilation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1565436.015	45	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 62 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 62 feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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