Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14471494 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL INTO ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Summary Nr: 14471494 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 01/03/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106151012	01/04/1990	7349	0	Park Edgewater Condominium

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on January 3, 1990, Employee #1 was attempting to free a building tenant from the car of an elevator that was stuck on the first floor. He was unable to open the elevator door from the first floor and proceeded to bring the adjacent service elevator down along side the stuck passenger car. He opened the service elevator door on the second floor, got on the roof of service elevator and crossed over to the passenger car roof. He was forcing the door open with a broom handle when the passenger elevator suddenly became activated and began to go to the upper floors. Employee #1 fell from the roof of the elevator car into the shaft and was killed.

Keywords: BROOM, FALL, ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106151012			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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