Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 134788.015 - Employee installing elevator cables incurs multiple injuries
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1511418.015 | 01/25/2021 | 238290 | Specialized Elevator Services Llc |
Abstract: At 10:21 a.m. on January 11, 2021, Employee #1, an elevator technician, was working in a building's elevator pit. He was installing new cables on service elevator number 3 while standing on a Werner ladder, Model No. D6224-3. The ladder was leaning against a metal screening in the hoist way. The employee, who was not using fall protection, fell from the ladder, hit his head on the counterweight assembly, and then struck his head against the concrete floor. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a lacerations to his scalp and left shin, a rib fracture, and fractures to the spine.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1511418.015 | 58 | M | Hospitalized injury | Elevator installers and repairers |