Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 69077.015 - Employee falls into elevator shaft and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 69077.015 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 11/05/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1008558.015	11/13/2014		238160	Global General Construction Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 p.m. on November 5, 2014, an employee was walking across the corrugated metal decking that was above the elevator shaft. He fell into an elevator shaft through a 27-inch by 30-inch hole, landing on top of an elevator car. The employee suffered from multiple skeletal fractures and was killed.

Keywords: Elevator Shaft, Fall, Fracture, Metal Decking, Unguarded Fl Opening

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1008558.015	28	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 22 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 49 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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