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Accident Summary Nr: 95331.015 - Employee falls down elevator shaft, sustaining fractures to

Accident Summary Nr: 95331.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 04/26/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1229747.015	05/03/2017		238310	Gennesis Construction And Cleaning Services, Llc

Abstract: At, 9:00 a.m. on April 26, 2017, Employee #1 was raising the height of an elevator shaft doorway four inches on the second floor of a building under construction. After the header was raised, the employee had to trim a fiberglass insulation board, which had been installed onto the interior of the elevator shaft. Employee #1 was working from an A-frame ladder and using a utility knife to trim the insulation board. As the employee leaned into the inside of the elevator shaft in order to cut the back of the fiberglass insulation board, he lost his balance and fell over the railing into the elevator shaft and landed on the concrete floor below. Employee #1 sustained a fractured elbow on his right arm and a fractured heel on his right foot. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: Concrete Slab, Elbow, Elevator Shaft, Fall, Foot, Fracture, Ladder, Lost Balance, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1229747.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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