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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14423529

HEAD,CRUSHED,ELEVATOR

Event
HEAD,CRUSHED,ELEVATOR
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14423529
Report ID
729300

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY ELEVATOR AND KILLED

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was retrieving wooden spacer sticks that had fallen under the elevat or portion of the cuber. The superstructure of the elevator came down on his hea d, crushing it against the frame of the cuber, killing Employee #1.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    2

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