Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 158154.015 - Employee is killed from blunt trauma in fall into elevator s

Accident Summary Nr: 158154.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 07/17/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1683791.015	07/18/2023		238990	New Horizons Enterprises, L.L.C.

Abstract: At 7:30 p.m. on July 17, 2023, an employee working for a construction contractor on a commercial demolition project was hauling asbestos containing materials from the 9th floor to lower levels utilizing a freight elevator. After a period of time, the employee could not be located. Coworkers searched for the employee and eventually found him at the bottom of the freight elevator shaft. The employee died from blunt force trauma from contact with the concrete floor.

Keywords: Asbestos Removal, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building, Commercial Building, Concrete Floor, Construction, Demolition, Elevator Shaft, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Lighting, Poor Visibility, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			13		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1683791.015	34	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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