OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #968545

FRACTURE,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,ABRASION,DISLOCATED,PELVIS,ELEVATOR,CONTUSION,LEG,UNSTABLE POSITION

1989-03-07T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,ABRASION,DISLOCATED,PELVIS,ELEVATOR,CONTUSION,LEG,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 968545
Report ID: 953220

Event description

Employee injured when caught by elevator in shaft

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was crossing from the top of one elevator car to another when the ca r he was coming from started up to answer a call. His foot was caught on the asc ending car and he was carried with it from the third floor to the eighth floor. He sustained multiple fractures, a dislocated right leg and pelvis, severe abras ions on both legs, and a bruised chest.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 67 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
2

Source
24

Occupation code
549

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
2

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