OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14471924

INTERLOCK,TORSO,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,ELEVATOR

1988-06-09T00:00:00

Event: INTERLOCK,TORSO,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,ELEVATOR
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14471924
Report ID: 524200

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CAUGHT BETWEEN ELEVATOR CAR AND WALL

Investigation abstract

At approximately 7:30 p.m. on June 9, 1989, Employee #1 rode on a freight elevat or without an interlocked gate, allowing him to move off the elevator car platfo rm onto a concrete ledge. Employee #1 was killed when he was crushed from the wa ist up upon being caught between the elevator car platform and structural member s of the shaft wall.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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