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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #571430

TRUSS,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,ELEVATOR

Event
TRUSS,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,ELEVATOR
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
571430
Report ID
524200

Event description

CRUSHED BETWEEN ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TOWER TRUSS

Investigation abstract

ON AUGUST 20, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ON A 15TH FLOOR LANDING PLATFORM THAT HE HAD PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED ONTO A RIVERSIDE RPT 85 00 PERSONNEL HOIST TOWER. EMPLOYEE #1 LEANED OVER THE TOP OF A LOWERED ELEVATOR TO RETRIEVE AN OBJECT. EMPLOYEE #1 THEN MISTAKENLY CALLED TO THE ELEVATOR OPERAT OR TO RAISE THE ELEVATOR BEFORE HE COULD REMOVE HIMSELF FROM HIS PRECARIOUS POSI TION. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CRUSHED FROM THE WAIST UP WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE T OP OF THE ELEVATOR AND AN ALUMINUM TRUSS TOWER HEADER.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 39 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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