OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14312342
GRAVES & RODGERS INC.
ALBANY, NY·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED BY FALL DOWN ELEVATOR SHAFT
Investigation abstract
SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE PERFORMING THE ROUTINE TASK OF LOADING THE ELEVATOR WITH LIQUOR. EMPLOYEE #1, ON THE THIRD FLOOR, BACKED THROUGH AN OPEN ELEVATOR GATE (W HILE THE ELEVATOR WAS AT THE FOURTH FLOOR LEVEL) AND FELL 39 FEET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ELEVATOR SHAFT. HE DIED 2 DAYS LATER OF NUMEROUS INJURIES.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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