Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 88239.015 - Employee falls down shaft and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 88239.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 08/31/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1174727.015	09/01/2016		238310	Lasco Acoustics And Drywall, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on August 31, 2016, an employee was repairing the top rail of a guardrail. The mid rail became dislodged and fell into the shaft. Employee leaned over, while holding to top rail, to yell that a board was falling down the shaft. The top rail gave way and the employee fell down the shaft and he was killed.

Keywords: Fall, Falling Object, Guardrail, Shaft

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$20,000,000 and over	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1174727.015	55	M	Fatality		Construction laborers

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