Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200611408 - One Killed And, One Injured in Fall About 13 Feet

Accident Summary Nr: 200611408 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 08/05/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304557549	08/09/2002	1711	0	Economy Plumbing And Heating, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304557374	08/05/2002	1542	0	Estes And Gallup, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304557556	08/09/2002	1731	0	Cole Electric, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304557630	08/09/2002	6512	0	Bridgman Realty Trust
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304557572	08/09/2002	1761	0	R H Hinds Construction
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304557580	08/12/2002	1761	0	Robco Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304557481	08/08/2002	1721	0	Jeff Wilmot Painting & Wallpapering
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304557564	08/09/2002	1741	0	Dana Cloud

Abstract: On August 8, 2002 Employee #1 were working at the Jeff Wilmot painting & Wallpapering. A guardrail assembly had been erected at the face of the elevator shaft at the first floor level. The assembly consisted of one shorter 2by4 nailed perpendicularly along the long axis/wide face of a longer 2 by4. After being assembled, the rail was wedged across the opening such that the rail would be held in place by friction - the shorter rail would be held by friction, with the longer piece extending over the end support, which was the face of the shaft ends. The longer piece could prevent the assembly from being pushed inward, but only friction could prevent it from being pushed downward. Employee #1 was killed, at the first floor opening. Employee #2 were working at Bridgman Realty Trust midrail, assembly so that, he could install a concrete stop. He stated that the midrail assembly was in the way when he needed to put the ram set gun into a vertical position to shoot the fastener downward. The top rail was left in place. The shaft way opening was measured to be 58 3/4 inches wide. The shorter component of the guardrail assembly that was displaced was measured to be 58 7/8 inches long, and the longer component was 67 15/16 inches long. The measurements indicated that the 2by4 that was physically wedged across the opening was only 1/8 inch longer than the opening. The ends of the shorter component showed signs of the end fibers being torn, bent and misshapen in an upward and downward plane. The project super and Employee #2 both stated that the rail had been installed and removed several times prior to the Incident. To install the rail, it was cocked down into place and allegedly pounded level with a hammer. Then, when it needed to be removed, it was pounded upward with a hammer. The only eyewitness indicated that the victim had walked over from break and was talking with the witness and Employee#2. Employee #2, then casually leaned onto the guardrail. No midrail was in place as it had been previously removed by the foreman so that a concrete ctop could be installed. The guardrail slipped downward and the victim fell into the shaft way - 13 feet 3 inches to the bottom. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 was facture with abrasion, and contusion.

Keywords: MIDRAIL, GUARDRAIL, ELEVATOR SHAFT, RAIL, FOREARM, CONCRETE, POURING, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304557549			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	304557374	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
3	304557374	Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
4	304557556			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
5	304557630			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
6	304557572			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
7	304557580			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
8	304557598			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
9	304557481			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
10	304557564			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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