Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201924255 - Employee killed in fall from open side of building

Accident Summary Nr: 201924255 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 08/22/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310264486	08/22/2007	1542	236220	N Sky Construction Llc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:45 p.m. on August 22, 2007, Employee #1, a laborer on his first day at the job site, was sweeping the floor of the elevator lobby on the 29th floor when he fell off the side of the structure. He was killed. The open side of the structure was guarded only by a strip of red plastic tape.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CLEANING, PERIMETER GUARDING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	30	435	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310264486			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 435 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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