OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #829895

WORK RULES,FALL,ELEVATOR,OVERTURN

1988-11-16T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES,FALL,ELEVATOR,OVERTURN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 829895
Report ID: 751910

Event description

Employee killed in fall from manlift

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 fell from a manlift when it overturned. He was killed. The division door had been left open. Violations were issued because the emergency ladder was fifty feet away and there was no landing or cage ladder next to the elevator in case of emergency.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
6

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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