Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170664205 - One employee killed, one injured in fall down elevator shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 170664205 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 06/05/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114124621	06/07/1996	1796	0	Discovery Elevator Corp.

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were installing a 360 lb, 16 ft long guide rail in an elevator shaft. They were standing on a wooden work platform at the sixth floor level when the set of 2 in. by 4 in. by 7 1/2 ft supports on the right side collapsed. Employees #1 and #2 fell approximately 65 ft to the basement elevator pit. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 sustained multiple injuries. They were not wearing safety belts nor were they provided with any other means of fall protection. The employer had not examined the strength and structural integrity of the platform . to see if it could safely support the employees.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK PLATFORM, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114124621			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	114124621			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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