Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202013892 - Employee killed in fall into elevator shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 202013892 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 06/10/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305770885	06/10/2003	1771	238990	J & A Concrete

Abstract: Employee #1, a concrete worker, was using a steel hook to move a concrete pump hose. He placed the hook onto the hose and when he pulled back, the hook slipped off. He stumbled backward and slipped through the 0.25-inch steel cable surrounding the elevator shaft opening between the top cable and the mid cable. He fell into the elevator shaft and was killed.

Keywords: CONCRETE PUMP, FALL, LOST BALANCE, CONCRETE, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	10	180	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305770885			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 136 feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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