OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14354211

HEAD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,ELEVATOR SHAFT,INATTENTION

1986-03-03T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,ELEVATOR SHAFT,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14354211
Report ID: 418400

Event description

Employee killed in fall down elevator shaft

Investigation abstract

At 2:50 p.m. on March 3, 1986, Employee #1 was using an operational Dover passen ger elevator. While opening the hoistway door from the second floor landing with a special key, he fell through the door and into the elevator hoistway, landing in the pit 33 ft 6 in. below. The elevator car had been stopped on the third fl oor. Employee #1 died of massive head injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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