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Accident: 14401020 - Employee Killed When He Fell Down Unguarded Elevator Shaft

Accident: 14401020 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 07/22/1986
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
10074045507/22/19861742Acoustical And Interior Systems Of Texas
EMPLOYEE #1 FELL INTO A OPEN ELEVATOR SHAFT ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE. THE SHAFT WAS NEITHER COVERED NOR SURROUNDED BY A GUARDRAIL. HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET INTO THE ELEVATOR PIT. HE WAS KILLED.
Keywords: guardrail, construction, fall, unguarded, elevator shaft
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 100740455 Fatality Concussion Occupation not reported

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