Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201363330 - Bricklayer Fell 19 Feet Down Unguarded Elevator Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201363330 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 12/19/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311418008	12/19/2008	1531	236117	W. A. Hollingsworth Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On December 19, 2008, Employee #1, a bricklayer working on a project that was renovating an old department store into condominiums fell 19-feet down an unguarded elevator shaft. At the time of the fall Employee #1 was laying bricks to repair a sewer line.

Keywords: BRICK, FALL, UNGUARDED, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311418008			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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