Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14471445 - Employee killed when crushed by elevator

Accident Summary Nr: 14471445 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 01/09/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103464186	01/09/1992	1796	0	U.S. Elevator Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were performing maintenance work on an elevator. Employee #1 was in the elevator pit standing on a ladder. The coworker was on the floor of the landing outside the elevator. Employee #1 closed the pit access doors to clean them. This caused the electrical circuit to close, which energized the elevator car. The car descended into the pit and crushed Employee #1. He was killed.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, PIT, ELEVATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103464186			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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