OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #977967

MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,ELEVATOR,FALLING OBJECT

1988-01-06T00:00:00

Event: MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,ELEVATOR,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 977967
Report ID: 454732

Event description

MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING ELEVATOR

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET AN INOPERATIVE ELEVATOR BACK INTO SERVICE. THE ELEVATOR WOULD ONLY MOVE SLIGHTLY IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. EMPLOYEE #1 THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE SOME PROBLEM WITH THE BEARINGS. HE DECIDED TO REMOVE THE ELEVATOR MOTO R. BY REMOVING THE MOTOR, THE ELEVATOR WAS FREED AND FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE #1, KILL ING HIM. TWO SAFETY DEVICES, WHICH SHOULD HAVE FUNCTIONED TO PREVENT THE ELEVATO R FALL, DID NOT OPERATE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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