Fatality Narrative: Carpenter Falls into Elevator Shaft

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On August 28, 2007, a carpenter was killed from a 30 foot fall down an elevator shaft. The 73-year-old victim was a retired teacher who did occasional carpentry work. He had been a licensed contractor for about 17 years, but his license had expired several years ago. Over the past few years he had been helping an acquaintance build an oyster processing facility. The victim was working on the top floor of the building near an unguarded floor opening to an elevator shaft when he fell into the shaft, landing on the concrete floor 30 feet below. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Education Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development Workplace

  More +
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Body Protection Construction Construction Equipment Construction Workers Fall Protection Falls Fatalities Floors Hazards Personal Protection Personal Protective Equipment PPE Safety Education Safety Equipment Safety Measures Safety Practices Training Traumatic Injuries Work Environment Workers Worker Safety

  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051686
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-78-2008, 2008 Dec; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: carpenter falls into elevator shaft
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c9a20d220a3e314a27b9c2916dee35292ba4c1ffa21cd0b374ff4d9f7db095fd4d16f41f2af377c50e3f557824fd3deea05bade6fb864479c58e8a221d0a63f7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228795/cdc_228795_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 48.39 KB ]