Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201572781 - Employee Falls Down Elevator Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201572781 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 12/21/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307527283	12/21/2004	1795	238910	Ontario Specialty Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on December 21, 2004, Employee #1 and a coworker, laboring for Ontario Specialty Contracting Inc. at 1595 Wynkoop Street in Denver, CO, were working on the fourth level of the interior of a building being prepared for demolition. Water was being sprayed on debris that had been removed from the roof as part of an asbestos abatement process. As a result, several inches of water in depth had accumulated in an area adjacent to an elevator shaft. Employee #1 and his coworker decided to pry open the elevator doors to allow the water to drain down the elevator shaft. At this time, Employee #1 lost his balance and fell 65 ft down the elevator shaft. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, FALL, ASBESTOS, ELEVATOR SHAFT, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4	85	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307527283			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 65 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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