Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202540340 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Through Elevator Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 202540340 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 03/03/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126200658	03/11/2009	1799	238290	Fuijtec America Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:45 a.m. on March 3, 2009, Employee #1 was removing a temporary platform from a third floor. In order to remove the temporary platform, he had to unbolt four corner screws, cut the platform in-half with an electric skillsaw, and drag the two pieces out of the elevator shaft thru the elevator door. While removing the two pieces, he fell through the elevator shaft from the third floor to the first floor. His left wrist and jaw were broken, and he suffered an injury to his left eye. Employee #1 was taken to UCLA Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for nine days. The employee was supposed to wear a body harness while removing the platform but he was not.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATOR, FACE, ELEVATOR SHAFT, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	5	55

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126200658			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Elevator installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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