OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14540454

BROTHERS IRONWORKS

BOSTON, MA— 1985-03-06T00:00:00

Event: INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATOR SHAFT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #954883
Employer profile: BROTHERS IRONWORKS
Summary number: 14540454
Report ID: 111400

Event description

Employee killed in fall down elevator shaft

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was part of a crew that was installing elevator thresholds (sills) a t the edge of a hoistway. Employee #1 fell 10 floors down the hoistway, landing in the basement. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
599

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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