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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #708859

MAINTENANCE,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,LACERATION,ELEVATOR,LEG

Event
MAINTENANCE,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,LACERATION,ELEVATOR,LEG
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
708859
Report ID
854910

Event description

CRUSHED BETWEEN ELEVATOR AND FLOOR LANDING

Investigation abstract

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE A STALLED ELEVATOR. SINCE THE ELEVATOR DID NO T RESPOND TO THE CONTROLS, HE ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF IT. AS HE WAS ON HIS WAY O UT, THE ELEVATOR STARTED TO DROP. HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE ELEVATOR CAR AND THE THIRD FLOOR LANDING. HIS UPPER LEFT LEG WAS BADLY TORN AND LACERATED . FELLOW WORKERS RESCUED HIM FROM THE TOP OF THE ELEVATOR CAR AFTER THE CAR DESC ENDED TO THE GROUND FLOOR AND ROSE BACK TO THE FOURTH FLOOR. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS NOT DOING ANY WORK ON THE ELEVATOR, WHICH WAS INTENDED FOR USE BY OTHER EMPLOYEES A ND THE PUBLIC. HOWEVER, ANOTHER CONTRACTOR ON SITE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE ELEVATOR.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    16
    Event type
    2
    Source
    24
    Occupation code
    575
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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