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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14567705

HEAD,MAINTENANCE,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,ELEVATOR

Event
HEAD,MAINTENANCE,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,ELEVATOR
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14567705
Report ID
454510

Event description

HEAD CRUSHED BETWEEN ELEVATOR FLOOR AND DOOR SILL

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE ELEVATOR #70 SERVICE PIT. HE TOLD HIS HELPER TO RUN THE C AR UP TO THE FOURTH FLOOR, THEN BACK TO THE FIRST FLOOR. WHEN THE CAR RETURNED T O THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL, IT STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1. HIS HEAD WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE ELEVATOR CAR AND THE OUTSIDE DOOR SILL. THE HELPER HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMUNIC ATIONS FROM EMPLOYEE #1 AND DID NOT KNOW WHY HE HAD MOVED FROM THE REAR TO THE F RONT OF THE PIT.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    9
    Part of body
    20
    Event type
    2
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    864
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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