Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201040946 - Employee killed after falling down an elevator shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201040946 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 02/25/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305450470	02/25/2002	1791	0	Russ Steel Company, Inc.

Abstract: On February 25, 2002, Employee #1 was signaling the crane. Employee #1 stepped back to get out from under the load and stepped into an improperly guarded elevator shaft and fell approximately 30.5 ft to the bottom of the shaft. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FALL, UNGUARDED, CRANE, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	8		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305450470			Fatality	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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