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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14525844

GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FLOOR OPENING,ELEVATOR SHAFT

Event
GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FLOOR OPENING,ELEVATOR SHAFT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14525844
Report ID
418800

Event description

Employee killed in 20 ft fall down elevator shaft

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was doing some electrical work on the third level of a building unde r construction when he fell 20 ft down an unguarded elevator shaft to the first level. He was taken to the hospital, where he died.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    576
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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