Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14327084 - Employee seriously injured in fall into elevator shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 14327084 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 10/08/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122681950	12/28/1994	7011	0	Pa Hospitality Association Limited Partnership

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on the end of a 6 ft long banquet table, leaning over an elevator shaft to look up at the bottom of a elevator car. The table tipped and Employee #1 fell 5 1/2 floors (approximately 55 to 60 ft), landing on his feet on the concrete floor. The table also fell into the elevator shaft and struck Employee #1 on the head. In addition he suffered broken legs, fractured vertebrae, and a broken pelvis from the fall.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, PELVIS, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, VERTEBRA, ELEVATOR SHAFT, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122681950			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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