Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201168648 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Down Elevator Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201168648 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/28/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126160514	01/26/2007	1711	238220	Mike Rusth

Abstract: At approximately 11:43 on December 28, 2006, Employee #1 arrived at the construction site to access and measure the air grills. While talking on the phone to his supervisor, he proceeded to the third floor and opened an unmarked, unsecured elevator door to look for the air grill. He stepped into the darkened opening, lost his footing, and fell down the elevator shaft, 17 feet, resulting in broken tibia and fibula bones and five chipped vertebrae. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, DOOR, ELEVATOR SHAFT, INATTENTION, LEG

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126160514			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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