OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14440846

COUNTERBALANCE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,LOCKOUT,BACK,LANYARD,STRUCK BY,ELEVATOR,INATTENTION

1987-12-11T00:00:00

Event: COUNTERBALANCE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,LOCKOUT,BACK,LANYARD,STRUCK BY,ELEVATOR,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14440846
Report ID: 1032500

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY ELEVATOR COUNTERWEIGHT

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 CLIMBED ONTO THE PERSONNEL ELEVATOR TOWER AND TIED OFF ONTO THE COUN TER WEIGHT SIDE. THE ELEVATOR BEGAN TO GO UP, ALLOWING THE COUNTERWEIGHT TO FALL . THE COUNTERWEIGHT STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 AND BENT HIM OVER. THE WEIGHT RESTED ON T HE CHAIN-TYPE LANYARD BETWEEN EMPLOYEE #1 AND THE TOWER, CAUSING PINCHED NERVES IN THE EMPLOYEE'S LOWER BACK.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 39 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
3

Event type
2

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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