Temporary Electrician Helper Steps into Unguarded Elevator Shaft and Dies

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• Corporate Authors:
  Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE) ; University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Description:
  July 16, 2014, a 34-year-old temporary electrician helper was laying out light fixtures to be installed in a commercial construction project when he stepped into an unguarded elevator shaft and fell 13 feet and 8 inches to his death. At approximately 5:00 pm, two sub-contracted painters were looking for empty buckets and found the victim at the bottom of the elevator shaft. It was unclear how long he had been there. Emergency Medical Services were notified and arrived on the scene, pronouncing the victim dead at 7:20 pm. His death was due to injuries sustained in the fall. To prevent future occurrences of similar incidents, the following recommendations have been made: Recommendation No. 1: Employers should guard all open areas where falls could occur. Recommendation No. 3: Employers should ensure that all working areas are well lit. Recommendation No. 2: Employees should complete a minimum of 10 hours of safety training when hired. Recommendation No. 4: Employers should develop and implement drug free workplace policies and procedures to ensure a drug free workplace. Recommendation No. 5: Employers should hire experienced and qualified workers. Recommendation No. 6: Temporary workers should be MADE AWARE of their rights as a worker, especially in regards to receiving safety training before beginning a job.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Electricity Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Author Keywords: Construction Falls Construction Electrical Hazards Electrical Safety Electrical Workers Electric Properties Guarding Openings Injuries Injury-prevention Occupational Safety Open Walkways OSHA OSHA Region 4 Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-practices Safety-programs Training Traumatic-injuries Work-environment Work-operations Work Environment Worker Fatality Workers Worker Safety

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Construction ; Falls ; Falls - Construction - Commercial ; Temporary Worker
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE14KY039
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047923
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2016-103254
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 14KY039, 2015 Sep ; :1-8
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  2005/07/01
• End Date:
  2026/06/30
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6ab7870a7868bbd041e6aa0b44df60439965cfecb55cbe6304f02c427c5859a40104b0b8248b784c547a4341047b583766ba12bc0b9da42fa77149d23a115e2b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/165030/cdc_165030_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 510.09 KB ]