Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170664072 - Employee Killed In Fall Into Elevator Shaft
Accident: 170664072 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 05/24/1995 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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106865918 | 05/24/1995 | 1795 | Liberty Contracting Corporation | ||||
Employee #1, a construction demolition laborer, and four coworkers were working in Manhattan on temporary platforms made of planks and plywood. Employee #1 was not wearing a safety belt or harness. The crew had removed the cover from a nearby elevator shaft an hour earlier that morning and Employee #1 fell six stories in the elevator shaft. He died of multiple injuries. The investigation concentrated on review of the fall protection precautions used at this worksite. Citations were issued for fall protection violations, among other violations resulting from a comprehensive worksite inspection. | |||||||
Keywords:
demolition, work rules, safety belt, construction, fall, fall protection, unguarded, elevator shaft
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 106865918 | Fatality | Fracture | Helpers, mechanics and repairers |