Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 167259.015 - Employee dies of head and chest trauma in fall into open pit

Accident Summary Nr: 167259.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 06/09/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1753759.015	06/09/2024		721110	Chestnut Street Hotel, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:53 p.m. on June 9, 2024, an employee working as a housekeeper for a hotel was leaving the building through a hotel stairwell exit door to take a smoke break. The employee fell into open pit falling to the hotel basement approximately 15 to 20 feet below the sidewalk. The employee died from traumatic injuries to his head and chest.

Keywords: Access/Egress, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Break, Chest, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor Opening, Head, Hotel, Housekeeping, Obstructed Egress, Open Shaft, Opening, Pit, Unguarded, Unguarded Fl Opening, Walking Surface, Warning Sign, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1753759.015	43	M	Fatality		Housekeepers and butlers

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