Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200674976 - Employee killed in fall down unfinished elevator shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 200674976 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 08/17/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307301762	08/17/2004	1799	238990	Gt Builders, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m. on August 17, 2004, Employee #1 and two coworkers went into an unfinished elevator shaft to take cover during a rainstorm. Part of the shaft had plywood flooring, and Employee #1 stepped on the edge of one of the pieces. It tilted up, exposing a 5 in. by 12 in. opening. He lost his balance and fell 19 stories to the bottom of the shaft. Employee #1 was killed. The flooring was not nailed down.

Keywords: UNSECURED, UNSECURED PANEL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SHAFT, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, LOST BALANCE, WORK SURFACE, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	42		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307301762			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 171 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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