Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201064912 - Employee injured in fall through elevator shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201064912 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 01/07/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126129956	01/15/2002	1742	0	Best Western Drywall

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 a.m. on January 7, 2002, Employee #1, working for Best Western Drywall, had just completed a drywall job and was caulking the angles of each room. He was moving from one room to another and was looking up when he inadvertently stepped into the unguarded elevator shaft. He fell 10 feet 3 inches from the second floor to the first floor area.

Keywords: INSTALLING, WALL, CONSTRUCTION, SHAFT, FALL, SPRAIN, UNGUARDED, 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		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	32

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126129956			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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