Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202260626 - Employee dies after elevator cover breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 202260626 -- Report ID: 0257230 -- Event Date: 10/25/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301707675	10/25/2002	1522	0	Prime Contractors, Corp.

Abstract: On October 25, 2002, Employee #1 and three coworkers were standing on a wood platform covering the elevator hole on the fourth floor of an excavation. Employee #1 and his coworkers were installing forms for the elevator wall. The drop from the fourth floor to the parking level was 40 feet. Employee #1 weighed 430 pounds and was instructed by the employer not to step on to any type of wood platform, scaffold, etc. because they were concerned about his weight. Employee #1 stepped on to the wood cover and told another coworker to go for more wood. After the coworker left the wood cover, the cover broke and the Employees #1 and the three coworkers standing on the cover fell into the elevator hole. Employee #1 died at the scene.

Keywords: PLATFORM, COVER, OPEN SHAFT, WOOD PANEL, FALL, ELEVATOR, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301707675			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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