OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14235188
COVER,ABRASION,FALL,SECURITY GUARD,ELEVATOR,CONTUSION,ELEVATOR SHAFT
Event description
FALL DOWN ELEVATOR SHAFT
Investigation abstract
On February 13, 1987, at Market St. Developers, Ltd., Employee #1, a security gu ard, fell through the elevator shaft cover on the roof of the building. Employee #1 fell approximately 100 feet to the bottom of the elevator shaft and was kill ed as a result of the fall. The covering material of the elevator shaft was too weak to support Employee #1's weight.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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