Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137745.015 - Employee falls down elevator shaft and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 137745.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 07/31/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1545421.015	08/02/2021		238290	Southwest Industries, Inc. Dba Anderson Elevator Co.

Abstract: At 8:52 a.m. on July 31, 2021, an employee worked to trouble shoot an elevator car that did not respond. The employee entered the elevator shaft by going through the doors of a neighboring car and walked on a metal beam located between the two elevator cars. After completing the trouble shooting, the employee attempted to return to the shaft doors when the elevator car moved. The employee fell approximately nine feet and was killed.

Keywords: Elevator, Elevator Shaft, Fall, Fall Protection, Maintenance

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1545421.015	52	M	Fatality		Elevator installers and repairers

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