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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14489561

PLANKING,UNGUARDED FL OPENING,IRON WORKER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,FLOOR OPENING,LOST BALANCE,ELEVATOR SHAFT

Event
PLANKING,UNGUARDED FL OPENING,IRON WORKER,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,FLOOR OPENING,LOST BALANCE,ELEVATOR SHAFT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14489561
Report ID
215800

Event description

Employee injured in fall down elevator shaft

Investigation abstract

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on January 10, 1985, Employee #1 and a coworker, both n bones and serious internal injuries. There was no planking or fall protection provided in the shaft. iron workers, were bolting junior beams adjacent to the shaft for elevators #3 and #4 on the fourth floor of a building. The floor opening for the elevator sha ft was approximately 7 ft wide by 17 ft long. Employee #1 made his point on the east side of the elevator shaft and walked around the south side to the 10 in. b eam on the west side of the shaft to make another point. When he pulled on the c ord of the impact wrench, he apparently lost his balance and fell into the south west corner of the shaft. He grabbed the junior beam and held on momentarily, th en dropped approximately 47 ft into the elevator pit. He suffered multiple broke

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 43 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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