OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14505663

HEAD,ELEVATOR GATE,SLIP,INTERLOCK,FALL,ELEVATOR,ELEVATOR SHAFT

1989-05-26T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,ELEVATOR GATE,SLIP,INTERLOCK,FALL,ELEVATOR,ELEVATOR SHAFT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14505663
Report ID: 728500

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM ELEVATION

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working in a warehouse, using a freight elevator to load boxes o n the seventh floor and unload on the fifth floor. The elevator stopped on the f ourth floor and would not resume operation. Employee #1 went from floor to floor to see if the elevator barrier gates were down and the interlocks closed. The e mployee used a flashlight to determine that the gate was up on the first floor. Employee #1 slipped off the first floor edge of the open elevator shaft, falling 18 feet to the cement floor. Employee #1 died of head injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
15

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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