Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200331908 - Employee killed in fall down elevator shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 200331908 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 06/18/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311152136	06/18/2007	1542	236220	Cs Dubois Construction

Abstract: On June 18, 2007, Employee #1 was attempting to access a scaffold platform erected inside an elevator shaft. A 6 ft stepladder was placed in front of the elevator door opening. Employee #1 climbed the ladder and then, to gain additional height, placed a foot atop the wood guardrail in the elevator door opening. The 2 ft by 4 ft guardrail broke and he fell approximately 20 ft down the elevator shaft, landing on the concrete floor at the bottom. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATOR SHAFT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311152136			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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