Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 76516.015 - Employee Falls Down Elevator Shaft And Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 76516.015 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 05/05/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1060865.015	05/05/2015		238290	G-Tech Associates, Llc

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on May 5, 2015, an employee was stacking elevator rails. The empl oyee fell into the elevator shaft and down 24 floors, resulting in death.

Keywords: elevator, elevator shaft, fall, fall protection

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	24	240	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1060865.015	25	M	Fatality		Elevator installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: 250 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause:

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