Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201161288 - Employee injured by fall through elevator shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201161288 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 04/22/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120052493	04/26/1999	1542	0	Ac&S

Abstract: At 2:35 p.m. on April 22, 1999, Employee #1, an abatement worker, fell through the entrance of an elevator shaft from the third floor that was covered with a polyethylene plastic barrier. Employee #1 landed at the bottom of the elevator shaft and sustained a fracture to the scaphoid bone. Employee #1 was transported to USC Medical Center and hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$250,000 to $500,000	3	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120052493			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 36 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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