OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221581549

NEW HORIZONS ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.

KANSAS CITY, MO— 2023-07-17T00:00:00

Event: 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
NAICS: 238990
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346837917
Employer profile: NEW HORIZONS ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.
Summary number: 221581549
Report ID: 0728500
Project type: B
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is killed from blunt trauma in fall into elevator s

Investigation 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.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Event type
5

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