Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99919.015 - Worker falls through elevator shaft and fractures legs

Accident Summary Nr: 99919.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 04/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1228037.015	04/27/2017		238130	Addison Drywall, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:50 p.m. on April 21, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a drywall construction company, was working at a three-story building residential construction project. He was engaged in metal framing. Employee #1 removed a metal railing and then fell through an elevator shaft. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to his legs and a head injury.

Keywords: Elevator, Elevator Shaft, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Leg, Residential Construction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1228037.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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