Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200676799 - Employee killed in fall down elevator shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 200676799 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 06/18/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311082424	06/19/2007	1742	238310	Miami Drywall & Stucco, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:28 a.m. on June 19, 2007, Employee #1, age 19, was applying masking tape to the door frame of an elevator shaft in preparation for painting. He lost his footing and fell about 80 ft down the elevator shaft. Employee #1 was killed. Subsequent investigation determined that he was not wearing a harness or lanyard, nor had he received any fall protection training. There was another employee working with Employee #1, who had started at the company the day before the accident.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, UNTRAINED, ELEVATOR SHAFT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	14	140	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311082424			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 80 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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