OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #868976

SHAFT,FALL,ELEVATOR

1988-11-21T00:00:00

Event: SHAFT,FALL,ELEVATOR
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 868976
Report ID: 522300

Event description

EMPLOYEE IS KILLED AFTER FALLING DOWN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, company president, died after falling four floors to the bottom of an elevator shaft. When the elevator door opened, he apparently did not see that the elevator car was not there.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 56 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
2

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