OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #803023
WORK RULES,CRUSHED,ELEVATOR,UNTRAINED
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BETWEEN ELEVATOR AND FLOOR EDGE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO OPERATE A MANUALLY-CONTROLLED ELEVATOR EVEN THOUGH HE H AD NOT BEEN ASSIGNED THAT DUTY. HE SOMEHOW BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF T HE ELEVATOR CAR AND THE FLOOR AT THE EDGE OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE ELEVATOR. HE DI ED BEFORE HE COULD BE RESCUED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
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