Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202495495 - Worker Is Injured in Fall Ito Floor of Ventilation Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 202495495 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 01/29/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310635180	01/29/2007	1799	238990	Thyssenkrupp Safway Inc.

Abstract: On January 29, 2007, a construction worker (scaffold erector) was inside a ventilation shaft removing wood, and fell approximately 30 ft to a concrete floor. Fall protection was not utilized, and the worker was hospitalized with an unspecified injury..

Keywords: FRACTURE, VENTILATION, CONSTRUCTION, SHAFT, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

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	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310635180			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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