Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128236.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by falling elevator

Accident Summary Nr: 128236.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 07/31/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1486301.015	07/31/2020		238210	Nichols Contracting Inc.

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on July 31, 2020, an employee and coworker were in an elevator shaft replacing lights. At some point, the elevator descended on top of the employee while still working in the shaft. The elevator crushed and killed the employee as it pinned the employee down.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Crushed, Elevator, Elevator Shaft, Falling Object, Installing, Lighting, Lockout/Tagout, Pinned, Warning Sign

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1486301.015	26	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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