Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200880300 - Employee killed in fall down shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 200880300 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 07/15/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106901747	07/15/1999	1731	0	Syracuse Merit Electric, Inc.

Abstract: While working within the mezzanine plenum of an air-supported structure, Employee #1 fell 48 ft through a hatchway door opening, landing at the bottom of a shaft. He was killed.

Keywords: HATCH, WORK RULES, AIR SHAFT, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	106901747			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 48 feet Cause: Construction of playing fields, tennis courts Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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