OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14401020

GUARDRAIL,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,UNGUARDED,ELEVATOR SHAFT

1986-07-22T00:00:00

Event: GUARDRAIL,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,UNGUARDED,ELEVATOR SHAFT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14401020
Report ID: 626300

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HE FELL DOWN UNGUARDED ELEVATOR SHAFT

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 FELL INTO A OPEN ELEVATOR SHAFT ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE. THE SHAFT WA S NEITHER COVERED NOR SURROUNDED BY A GUARDRAIL. HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET I NTO THE ELEVATOR PIT. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 49 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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