Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100971.015 - Employee installing elevator is injured when elevator falls

Accident Summary Nr: 100971.015 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 10/04/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1267885.015	10/04/2017		238290	Northwest Elevator & Contracting, Inc

Abstract: On October 4, 2017, Employee #1, employed by an elevator and lift company, was engaged in an elevator installation at a two-story structure. He was sitting on the elevator cage crossbeam when the cage unexpectedly descended. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple back fractures and an injury to his urethra.

Keywords: Back, Elevator, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, Ureter, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1267885.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Elevator installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause:

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