Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 28895.015 - Employee Is Injured From a Fall Down an Elevator Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 28895.015 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 07/16/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
544922.015	07/16/2012		238110	Cross Country Construction Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on July 16, 2012, an employee tripped and fell into an elevator shaft on the fifth floor while laying a wooden plank across the shaft opening. The employee fell 75 feet down the shaft and received multiple internal injuries and several bone fractures. The employee was killed from his injuries.

Keywords: Elevator, Elevator Shaft, Fall, Fracture

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			10		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	544922.015	41	M	Fatality		Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: 75 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 85 feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause:

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