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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #848317

WORK RULES,ELECTRICIAN,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,UNGUARDED,ELEVATOR SHAFT

Event
WORK RULES,ELECTRICIAN,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,UNGUARDED,ELEVATOR SHAFT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
848317
Report ID
524200

Event description

Employee killed in fall through elevator shaft

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, an electrician, was working near an open elevator shaft. He fell th rough the unguarded wall opening and down two stories. He was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 64 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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