Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104827.015 - Employee is caught by elevator during hydraulic pressure los

Accident Summary Nr: 104827.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 04/18/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1309835.015	04/18/2018		333921	Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on April 18, 2018, an employee was working on the hydraulic system of the elevator in the elevator pit. The employee was caught underneath the elevator when it's hydraulic system lost pressure and lowered itself into the pit, crushing the employee's torso and killing him.

Keywords: Caught By, Crushed, Elevator, Hydraulic Elevator, Pressure Release

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			7		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1309835.015	45	M	Fatality		Elevator installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause:

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