OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14304620

COUNTERBALANCE,WORK RULES,ELEVATOR,SEVERED,CONSTRUCTION,ARM

1986-11-03T00:00:00

Event: COUNTERBALANCE,WORK RULES,ELEVATOR,SEVERED,CONSTRUCTION,ARM
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14304620
Report ID: 1050210

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S ARMED SEVERED BY COUNTERWEIGHT OF MANLIFT

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLIMBING UP THE INSIDE OF AN "ALIMAK PERSONNEL AND MATERIALS HOI ST" MAST, WHILE ONE OF THE LIFT CARS WAS IN OPERATION. AS THE LIFT CAR ROSE, THE ATTACHED COUNTERWEIGHT DESCENDED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY THE COUNTERWEIGHT, WHICH SEVERED HIS ARM.

Victims (2)

#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
2

Event type
2

Source
24

Occupation code
575

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2
#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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