OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221647258
SIGNATURE ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE INC.
MINEOLA, NY·
Event description
Employee is killed due to mechanical asphyxiation
Investigation abstract
At 12:45 p.m. on March 1, 2024, an employee was evaluating a dumbwaiter for repair. As the employee was removing items from the dumbwaiter, it descended, closing on him. Employee was killed as a result of mechanical asphyxiation.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 543
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