Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14303564 - Two employees injured inside falling freight elevator

Accident Summary Nr: 14303564 -- Report ID: 0257240 -- Event Date: 12/12/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3175569	12/12/1985	5251	0	Cesani Hardware, Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were riding in a freight elevator from the first to the third floor of a building when the cables snapped and the car fell 30 ft with the employees trapped inside. They suffered fractures and contusions, for which they were hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HOISTING MECHANISM, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, ELEVATOR, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3175569			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Stock handlers and baggers
2	3175569			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Stock handlers and baggers

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