Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200784189 - Employee killed in fall down elevator shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 200784189 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 06/30/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309544708	07/02/2007	1751	238130	Davis Construction

Abstract: On June 30, 2007, Employee #1 was manually lifting a valley rafter to the top plate of a newly constructed home. He stepped backward and fell approximately 12 ft through an elevator shaft. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, BARRIER GUARD, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD, ELEVATOR SHAFT, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309544708			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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