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Accident: 201043262 - Two Employees Injured In Fall Into Elevator Pit

**Accident: 201043262 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 08/25/2007**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
311020093	08/25/2007	1799	First Choice Painting And Drywall, Inc.

On August 25, 2007, Employees #1 and #2 were installing drywall at Colonnade Square, Pad-G, in Henderson, NV, when they fell 27 ft in the elevator pit to the ground. They sustained numerous fractures and back injuries, for which they were hospitalized.

Keywords: fracture, guardrail, barrier guard, work rules, construction, back, pit, fall, fall protection, elevator shaft

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	311020093			Hospitalized injury	Other	Drywall installers	FallDist: FallHt:27 Cause: Interior carpentry FatCause: Fall, other
2	311020093			Hospitalized injury	Other	Drywall installers	FallDist: FallHt:27 Cause: Interior carpentry FatCause: Fall, other

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