Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200851590 - Employee Killed In Fall Down Elevator Shaft
Accident: 200851590 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 08/10/2000 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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302942107 | 08/10/2000 | 1743 | Bakary Makalou Dba Terrazzo Expert | ||||
Employee #1 was measuring a fourth-floor elevator lobby floor when he fell 45 ft into the elevator shaft. The 20 ft wide shaft entrance had no guardrail. Apparently there was orange mesh stretched across the opening, but it was loosely attached and did not provide fall protection. | |||||||
Keywords:
guardrail, barrier guard, work rules, construction, fall, fall protection, elevator shaft
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other building | New project or new addition | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | 5 | 60 | X | ||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 302942107 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt:45 Cause: Interior tile work (ceramic, vinyl, acoustic) FatCause: Fall through opening (other than roof) |