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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14484075

HEAD,STUCK,FALL,ELEVATOR

Event
HEAD,STUCK,FALL,ELEVATOR
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14484075
Report ID
213100

Event description

ELEVATOR FELL; KILLING EMPLOYEE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS EMPLOYED AS A DELIVERY MAN FOR A GROCERY WHOLESALE FIRM. WHILE M TAL INJURIES. AKING A DELIVERY, IT WAS NECESSARY FOR HIM TO PLACE SOME GROCERIES IN A JOB-CONS TRUCTED ELEVATOR TO BE LOWERED 11 FEET INTO A BASEMENT. THE ELEVATOR CAR WAS LOD GED IN THE UPPER-MOST POSITION, ABOUT SIX INCHES ABOVE THE UPPER LANDING. THE EM PLOYEE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO LOWER THE ELEVATOR CAR. THE CAR WAS RUN BY A CONV ENTIONAL ELECTRICALLY POWERED CHAIN HOIST. SINCE THE CAR WOULD NOT DESCEND, HE A PPARENTLY LET OUT ABOUT EIGHT FEET OF CHAIN, THEN STEPPED INTO THE CAR AND JUMPE D TO JOG THE CAR FREE. THE CAR BROKE LOOSE AND FELL EIGHT FEET BEFORE IT WAS STO PPED BY THE CHAIN. ON THE WAY DOWN HE STRUCK HIS CHIN ON THE LANDING, CAUSING FA

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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