Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201043262 - Two employees injured in fall into elevator pit

Accident Summary Nr: 201043262 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 08/25/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311020093	08/25/2007	1799	238990	First Choice Painting And Drywall, Inc.

Abstract: On August 25, 2007, Employees #1 and #2 were installing drywall at Colonnade Square, Pad-G, in Henderson, NV, when they fell 27 ft in the elevator pit to the ground. They sustained numerous fractures and back injuries, for which they were hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, PIT, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311020093			Hospitalized injury	Other	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other
2	311020093			Hospitalized injury	Other	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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