Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202553947 - Employee Fractures Feet in Fall from Elevator Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 202553947 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 07/29/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315525576	08/30/2011	1742	238310	The Nevell Group Inc

Abstract: On July 29, 2011, Employee #1 was working as a foreman of a fireproofing crew that was applying fireproofing material to an elevator shaft. The employer is a commercial interior and exterior wall system subcontractor. As Employee #1 was spraying fireproofing material onto a column at the corner of the elevator shaft, approximately 20 feet above the building's main level, he slipped and fell. Employee #1 shattered multiple bones in both his feet, which he was hospitalized and treated for at a nearby medical facility. The accident investigation revealed that the elevator shaft was unguarded and Employee #1 failed to use any fall protective equipment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, ELEVATOR, UNGUARDED, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315525576			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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