Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201066784 - Fall from platform into elevator shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201066784 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/25/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301118717	10/27/2003	1742	238310	Wall Design Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on October 25, 2003, Employee #1 fell from a portable, elevated work platform into an elevator shaft and was killed. Employee #1 was installing ceiling drywall between two elevator shafts in a lobby area when he lost his balance and fell over the guardrail that was blocking the open elevator shafts. Employee #1 fell approximately 46 feet to the bottom of the elevator shaft/pit. The platform Employee #1 was working from, which allowed him to reach the ceiling was elevated to a height which rendered the 42-inch guardrail ineffective in preventing a fall. Employee #1 had approximately one week of experience at the time of the accident.

Keywords: PLATFORM, GUARDRAIL, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, ELEVATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	7		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301118717			Fatality	Concussion	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 46 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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