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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #743096

CRUSHED,SHAFT,ELEVATOR

Event
CRUSHED,SHAFT,ELEVATOR
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
743096
Report ID
951510

Event description

EMPLOYEE WAS FOUND CRUSHED IN ELEVATOR SHAFT

Investigation abstract

At 8:50 a.m. on October 18, 1989, Employee #1 was found trapped in between an el evator cab roof top and a ceiling of an elevator shaft. Interviews indicated Emp loyee #1 may have mistaken the cab roof for the interior of the elevator.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 49 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    433
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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