OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14519136
CECO CORP
SLIDELL, LA—
Event description
Employee killed in 46 ft fall down elevator shaft
Investigation abstract
At approximately 9:00 a.m. on June 14, 1984, Employee #1 was removing 3/4 in. pl ywood decking from the fourth floor of a 15 ft 2 in. long by 8 ft 6 in. wide by 46 ft deep elevator shaft. The plywood was lying on 4 by 6 timbers spaced 2 ft a part. When Employee #1 lifted the first sheet of plywood, he fell 46 ft through the hole he created between the plywood and timbers. He was transported by ambul ance to the nearest hospital, where surgery was performed. Employee #1 died from multiple internal injuries approximately 5 hours later.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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