Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170664072 - Employee killed in fall into elevator shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 170664072 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 05/24/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106865918	05/24/1995	1795	0	Liberty Contracting Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1, a construction demolition laborer, and four coworkers were working in Manhattan on temporary platforms made of planks and plywood. Employee #1 was not wearing a safety belt or harness. The crew had removed the cover from a nearby elevator shaft an hour earlier that morning and Employee #1 fell six stories in the elevator shaft. He died of multiple injuries. The investigation concentrated on review of the fall protection precautions used at this worksite. Citations were issued for fall protection violations, among other violations resulting from a comprehensive worksite inspection.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106865918			Fatality	Fracture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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