OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #657536

PLATFORM,PINNED,CRUSHED,ELEVATOR

1986-05-23T00:00:00

Event: PLATFORM,PINNED,CRUSHED,ELEVATOR
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 657536
Report ID: 111400

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED WHEN LIFT PLATFORM MALFUNCTIONED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 PRESSED THE UP BUTTON OF THE HIJACKER LIFT TO RAISE IT. WHEN HE RELE ASED THE UP BUTTON THE LIFT FAILED TO STOP. HE WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE HIJACKER L IFT'S GUARDRAIL AND THE TEST ELEVATOR LIFT HE WAS ASSEMBLING. HE SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 51 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
20

Event type
2

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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