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Accident: 14212096 - Employee Killed When He Falls Though An Elevator Shaft

Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
Accident: 14212096 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 10/07/1985
1242643	10/08/1985	1542	Schol Mchugh Construction
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1242668	10/09/1985	1799	Griffin Dewatering
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1242684	10/09/1985	1623	Nu Way Contractors
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1242700	10/10/1985	1542	Paschen/Newberg Joint Venture
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1242692	10/09/1985	1796	Wilkins Insulation
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1242718	10/10/1985	1731	G&M Electrical Contractors Co
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1242676	10/09/1985	1799	Manta / Lames Joint Venture
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1242650	10/09/1985	1629	L J Keefe Boring Co
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
101023943	10/28/1985	1791	Hi Gate Steel Erectors
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1242734	10/15/1985	1751	Blenderman/Meccor/Miller Davis Joint Venture
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
101023950	10/18/1985	1731	Driscoll/G&M/Newgard
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1264803	10/17/1985	1741	D H Johnson & Garth Construction Joint Venture
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
101025591	10/07/1985	1791	Archway Steel Construction Co Inc
At 10:10 A.M. on October 7, 1985, Employee #1, an ironworker, fell down an elevator shaft in a building under construction. He was standing on temporary decking assisting another ironworker who was working on a float scaffold in the elevator shaft. He leaned against the railing which surrounded the opening around the elevator shaft. The anchorage for the safety line, a washer welded to a column, gave way. Employee #1 fell about 50 feet and sustained a fatal fracture.
Keywords: column, safety control line, elevator, fall, scaffold, anchor, shaft, fracture, construction, net
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1242643					Occupation Not Listed
2	1242668					Occupation Not Listed
3	1242684					Occupation Not Listed
4	1242700					Occupation Not Listed
5	1242692					Occupation Not Listed
6	1242718					Occupation Not Listed
7	1242676					Occupation Not Listed
8	1242650					Occupation Not Listed
9	101023943					Occupation Not Listed
10	1242734					Occupation Not Listed
11	101023950					Occupation Not Listed
12	1264803					Occupation Not Listed
13	101025591			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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