Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200850774 - Employee killed in fall down elevator shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 200850774 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 03/18/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300620242	03/19/1999	1711	0	North Berry Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was assisting carpenters at the site of a concrete building under construction when he attempted to cross the corner of an open elevator shaft at the fourth floor. He was stepping out onto a 3 by 4 shaft spreader when it slipped, causing him to fall four floors down the elevator shaft. Employee #1 was killed. The shaft was open between the fourth and first floors, and was not guarded in any way.

Keywords: COVER, GUARDRAIL, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, UNSECURED, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, UNGUARDED, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	4	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300620242			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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