Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202004008 - One employee died, second injured in platform collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 202004008 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 01/15/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303873426	01/16/2001	1796	0	Amtech Elevator Services Inc.

Abstract: Two employees where working from a wooden platform that was erected in an elevator shaft. The employees were installing brackets for the guide rails for a traction elevator. A 4-inch by 6-inch board broke, causing the platform to collapse, and the two employees fell 39-feet to the pit below. One employee died from a head fracture he suffered in the fall.

Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, HEAD, COLLAPSE, RAIL, ELEVATOR

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	6	60	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303873426			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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