OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14347645

CLEANING,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATOR,ELEVATOR SHAFT

1989-02-25T00:00:00

Event: CLEANING,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATOR,ELEVATOR SHAFT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14347645
Report ID: 418300

Event description

Employee killed in fall from freight elevator

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was on the top of an Otis #2 freight elevator at the fourth floor us ing an air hose to remove lint from the elevator shaft. Employee #1 fell approxi mately 53 ft from the top of the elevator to the bottom of the shaft. He was kil led.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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