Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14371249 - Employee killed when crushed by elevator

Accident Summary Nr: 14371249 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 03/28/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103029351	04/09/1993	2789	0	Grummich And Associates Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was getting wood from the third floor to build a drum stand for personal use. He was operating an elevator on the second floor while standing outside of the elevator shaft gate with his head up and over the elevator shaft gate. While bringing the elevator down from the third floor, the top of the inside of the elevator struck Employee #1 on the back of the head and pinned him between the elevator shaft gate and the top of the inside of the elevator. Employee #1's air was cut off for approximately 10 minutes before he was released. He was asphyxiated and died.

Keywords: HEAD, ASPHYXIATED, ELEVATOR GATE, PINNED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NECK, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103029351			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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