Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170707210 - Employee injured in fall down elevator shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 170707210 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 06/01/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301974895	06/04/1998	1741	0	Gene Koffler Masonry

Abstract: Employee #1 was setting up mortar in preparation for laying brick on the third floor of a building. He walked onto the plastic and insulation covering an elevator shaft opening and fell approximately 28 ft to the bottom of the pit. Employee #1 sustained minor injuries to his upper extremities.

Keywords: COVER, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301974895			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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