OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221665961
ANDY'S EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE INC.
ERIE, PA·
Event description
Employee falls into elevator shaft and is killed
Investigation abstract
At 5:00 p.m. on May 14, 2024, Employee #1, assigned to clean a six-foot grill, completed the cleaning and testing of the grill to ensure it reached the correct temperature. Later, Employee #1 attempted to access an elevator on Level 3, manually opening the elevator doors with a fry tool. The employee pulled the doors open and walked into the elevator shaft, unaware that the elevator car was stationed on Level 4. The employee fell to the bottom of the shaft, sustaining multiple blunt force trauma injuries and fractures, resulting in a fatality.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 71 F
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 523
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