OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14449524
BRAKE,LIFELINE,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,ELEVATOR,ELEVATOR SHAFT
Event description
FELL DOWN ELEVATOR SHAFT
Investigation abstract
AT 7:50 AM ON MARCH 17, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PULLING NAILS FROM THE TARGET PLAT FORM IN THE ELEVATOR SHAFT. THIS WAS TO REARRANGE THE PLATFORM TO ALLOW THE PASS AGE OF THE COUNTERWEIGHT THROUGH THE TARGET PLATFORM. A FELLOW EMPLOYEE DOING PO LARITY AND CONTINUITY CHECKS ON THE CONTROL PANEL ACCIDENTLY FUSED THE PANEL, UN LOCKING THE SAFETY BRAKES. ALTHOUGH THE ELEVATOR MOTOR WAS NOT ENERGIZED, THE CO UNTERWEIGHT FELL, PULLING THE ELEVATOR UP THROUGH THE TARGET PLATFORM. THE EMPLO YEE WAS THROWN OFF AND FELL 265 FEET DOWN THE SHAFT. HE WAS WEARING A SAFETY BEL T BUT WAS NOT TIED OFF WHEN THE ELEVATOR STRUCK HIM.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 543
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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