Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202340931 - Employee Is Killed in Fall Down Elevator Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 202340931 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 12/16/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309525202	12/16/2005	1522	236116	Star Gate Construction Corp.

Abstract: On December 16, 2005, Employee #1, a construction worker, was installing an elevator at a sports facility when he fell down the open elevator shaft. Employee #1 was killed due to a serious head injury.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, HOISTING MECHANISM, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, ELEVATOR, UNTRAINED, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	8		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309525202			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 80 feet Cause: Construction of playing fields, tennis courts Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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