OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14386106
LASALLE PARTNERS INC.
CHICAGO, IL·
Event description
Employee killed in fall down elevator shaft
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 took a freight elevator to the ninth floor to bring a malfunctioning passenger elevator down to the lobby. After talking with a guard and the buildi ng manager, Employee #1 walked outside and smoked a cigarette before returning t o the lobby. When he opened the elevator door and stepped in, he fell 60 feet do wn the elevator shaft. Employee #1 was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 57
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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