Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202448502 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Down Elevator Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 202448502 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/06/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310603105	06/20/2008	1731	238210	Anthony Barbato Electric Inc Dba A B Electric

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on May 6, 2008, an accident occurred at a Lake Arrowhead, California construction site. The accident site is a 3-story house under construction on the north shore of Lake Arrowhead. Anthony Barbato Electric Inc., the employer, reported that Employee #1 removed the top railing guarding the opening of the elevator shaft (5 feet by 4.5 feet) at the 2nd floor level of the 3-story house under construction and stepped into the yet unsheathed wall in order to secure some electrical wires to the building. Wrapping his left arm around a wall stud, and working with his right hand, Employee #1 lost his footing and fell to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of 13.5 feet. He sustained serious injuries and was transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ELECTRICIAN, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, FALL, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310603105			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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