Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200926277 - Drywall Installer Dies after Falling Down Elevator Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 200926277 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 06/07/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316571058	06/08/2012	1742	238310	Carlos Ramirez

Abstract: At approximately 12:20 p.m. on June 7, 2012, Employee #1, of the drywall and insulation contractor Carlos Ramirez, Virginia Beach, VA, was working at a construction site for a new three-story single family home. His task was to install drywall. At the time of the accident, he was on lunch break at the work site. He fell into an elevator shaft from elevation. He was found by Employee #2, who was employed by another contractor at the site. Employee #2 contacted emergency personnel. Employee #1 was transported to Virginia Beach General Hospital, where he subsequently was pronounced dead at 5:55 p.m.

Keywords: INSTALLING, WALL, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316571058			Fatality	Other	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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