OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14540595

UNITED STEEL ERECTORS

BOSTON, MA· 1988-03-09T00:00:00

Event: COUNTERBALANCE, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR SHAFT, INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #102917523
Employer profile: UNITED STEEL ERECTORS
Summary number: 14540595
Report ID: 111400

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY COUNTERWEIGHT

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, A CONSTRUCTION WORKER, WAS LYING IN A PRONE POSITION WITH THE UPPER HALF OF HIS BODY INSIDE AN ELEVATOR SHAFT. HE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN A STRUCTURAL STEEL BOLT LOCATED BELOW HIM. SUDDENLY THE COUNTERWEIGHT FOR THE SERVICE ELEVAT OR CAR DESCENDED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1, PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE COUNTERWEIGHT A ND THE FLOOR EDGE. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
21

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
599

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
2

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