Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14424949

E. K. NOVELTY MFG. CO., INC.

Event
CLEARANCE, HEAD, WORK RULES, DESCENDING, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#103120481
Employer profile
E. K. NOVELTY MFG. CO., INC.
Summary number
14424949
Report ID
729300

Event description

Employee killed when head struck by freight elevator

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 stuck his head in the vision panel opening of a freight elevator doo r. He was killed when his head was struck by the elevator car as it descended.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 31 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    20
    Event type
    1
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    3
    Task assigned
    1

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