Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200032597 - Employee Is Killed in Fall Through Ventilation Shaft Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200032597 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 01/11/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309027639	01/11/2006	1541	236220	Castle Construction Corporation

Abstract: On January 11, 2006, Employee #1 was tasked to find the location of a water leak. The leak was damaging equipment located inside the break and equipment room. Employee #1 went over or through the guardrail, where there was a ventilation shaft opening covered with plastic. The area was protected by standing guardrails. When the employee entered through or over the guardrails, he fell through the ventilation shaft opening to the ground floor, and died from the fall.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, VENTILATION, CONSTRUCTION, SHAFT, FALL, UNGUARDED, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4	100	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309027639			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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