Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104368857 - Otis Elevator Company

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 104368857

Report ID: 0352430

Date Opened: 03/31/1989

Site Address:
Otis Elevator Company
111 N. Calvert St.
Baltimore, MD 21201

Mailing Address:
4999 Fairview Avenue, Linthicum, MD 21090

Union Status: Union

SIC:1796

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/12/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/19/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360216832

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$565	$0	$0	$0	$0	$565
Current Penalty	$565	$0	$0	$0	$0	$565
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	890032 A	05/30/1989	06/02/1989	$565	$565	$0	06/16/1989	R - Review Commission

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 822106

Event: 03/21/1989

Employee's heel fractured in fall from elevator platform

Employee #1 and his foreman were installing a new elevator subfloor sill. The foreman used the temporary controls to raise the elevator approximately 2 ft. When he pushed the button to stop the elevator, it continued to run at approximately 32 ft per second to the top of the 100 ft hoistway while Employee #1 was on the platform. The force of the impact threw him approximately 8 to 10 ft in the air before he landed on his feet, fracturing his left heel. Employee #1 required hospitalization.

Keywords: EJECTED, PLATFORM, FRACTURE, INSTALLING, STOP SWITCH, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, ELEVATOR, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104368857			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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