Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201862661 - Employee is killed in fall from elevator shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201862661 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 08/18/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305983702	08/19/2004	1742	238310	Tudahl Drywall Contractors

Abstract: On August 18, 2004, Employee #1 was working on the second floor of the commercial building installing drywall on the ceiling from a scaffold. He and two coworkers decided to take a break. They entered an elevator shaft to travel down from the work site. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell 31 ft through the unguarded elevator shaft opening. The employee died from blunt force trauma due to the fall.

Keywords: UNGUARDED FL OPENING, FALL, ELEVATOR, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305983702			Fatality	Other	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 31 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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