Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200555183 - Employee killed in fall down elevator shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 200555183 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 01/10/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311520837	01/11/2008	1542	236220	Aragon Construction Company

Abstract: On January 10, 2008, Employee #1 raised a barricade tape and then went under a hard barricade of metal 2-by-4s nailed up at a height of 42 in. in front of an elevator shaft. He continued forward, fell three stories down the shaft, and was killed. Employee #1 could not speak English, but he could communicate with the Spanish-speaking coworkers on his crew. At the time of the accident, he had been working for several days for his brother, a subcontractor for J.W. Drennen, LLC.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INEXPERIENCE, FALL, COMMUNICATION, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311520837			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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