OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #644088

COUNTERBALANCE,PINNED,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,ELEVATOR SHAFT

1990-03-21T00:00:00

Event: COUNTERBALANCE,PINNED,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,ELEVATOR SHAFT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 644088
Report ID: 215000

Event description

Employee killed when struck by elevator counterweight

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was in the basement motor of building A taking measurements near the shaft of elevator A-1. He was standing on the motor housing and leaning against the main room fence, slightly into the shaft. As he was leaning, he was struck by the counterweight and pinned against the motor room fence. Employee #1 was ki lled.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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