Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301707675 - Prime Contractors, Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Pr-E-Carolina 0257230

Investigation Summary

On October 25, 2002, Employee #1 and three coworkers were standing on a wood platform covering the elevator hole on the fourth floor of an excavation. Employee #1 and his coworkers were installing forms for the elevator wall. The drop from the fourth floor to the parking level was 40 feet. Employee #1 weighed 430 pounds and was instructed by the employer not to step on to any type of wood platform, scaffold, etc. because they were concerned about his weight. Employee #1 stepped on to the wood cover and told another coworker to go for more wood. After the coworker left the wood cover, the cover broke and the Employees #1 and the three coworkers standing on the cover fell into the elevator hole. Employee #1 died at the scene.

Keywords: PLATFORM, COVER, OPEN SHAFT, WOOD PANEL, FALL, ELEVATOR, WORK SURFACE