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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14379655

MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,ELEVATOR,ELEVATOR SHAFT,INATTENTION

Event
MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,ELEVATOR,ELEVATOR SHAFT,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14379655
Report ID
522000

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY DESCENDING ELEVATOR CAR

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PREPARING TO PERFORM SOME ELECTRICAL TROUBLE-SHOOTING IN THE ELE VATOR PIT OF A DUPLEX ELEVATOR SYSTEM. THE TWO ELEVATORS ARE SEPARATED BY A 4 IN CH WIDE BEAM. THE #1 ELEVATOR WAS OUT OF OPERATION WHILE THE #2 ELEVATOR WAS WOR KING. THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED INSIDE THE #1 ELEVATOR SHAFT AND ONTO THE SEPARATOR B EAM. HE WAS STRUCK BY THE #2 ELEVATOR AND CRUSHED BETWEEN THE BEAM AND THE DESCE NDING CAR. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE EMPLOYEE APPEARED TO LEAN FORWARD TOWARD TH E #2 ELEVATOR.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    14
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    2
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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