OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14494033

CLEARANCE,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,ELEVATOR,ELEVATOR SHAFT

1987-10-19T00:00:00

Event: CLEARANCE,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,ELEVATOR,ELEVATOR SHAFT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14494033
Report ID: 627400

Event description

Employee killed when crushed between elevator and pipe

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was at the bottom of an elevator shaft while the elevator was in the operational mode. The elevator descended, crushing him against a 4 in. pipe in the shaft. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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