Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200624252 - Employee Is Killed in Fall Down Empty Elevator Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 200624252 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 04/17/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310712369	04/17/2007	1741	238140	W A Fortner Masonry Contractors Inc

Abstract: On April 17, 2007, Employee #1 was involved in the construction of a nine story building. The building had an empty elevator shaft that had been constructed for future use as a passenger elevator shaft. In the meantime, on each floor, a wall would be built in front of the empty elevator shaft. The employee was instructed to erect a scaffold in front of the empty elevator shaft and prepare materials for the masons to build the wall. Employee #1 fell approximately 72 feet down the empty elevator shaft, while performing these activities, and died.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	9	220	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310712369			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 72 feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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