Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14401145 - Employee killed when struck by elevator counterweight

Accident Summary Nr: 14401145 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 04/06/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300554623	04/07/1998	7011	0	Texas Stoneleigh Hotel

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a safe elevator pit looking for keys dropped down the shaft by a coworker in the hotel. The elevator was not supposed to come down far enough to be a hazard; however, the adjacent elevator and its counterweights did come down past the pit. Employee #1 was leaning between the counterweight tracks of the adjacent elevator when he was struck by the counterweights. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: COUNTERBALANCE, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR SHAFT, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300554623			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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