Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200774677 - Employee Is Killed in Fall Through Floor Hole

Accident Summary Nr: 200774677 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 03/08/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310882394	03/08/2007	1751	238350	Caballero Construction Company

Abstract: On March 8, 2007, Employee #1 was working at a 4-story apartment building under construction, when he fell through a 22-inch by 49-inch composite board that was covering a smoke vent flue opening at the top of an elevator shaft. He fell approximately 48 feet to the bottom of the elevator shaft and was killed. The composite board hole cover was not marked.

Keywords: MARKING, FLOOR HOLE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2	48	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310882394			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 48 feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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