Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14471924 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CAUGHT BETWEEN ELEVATOR CAR AND WALL

Accident Summary Nr: 14471924 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 06/09/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102441318	06/13/1988	6512	0	Merchandise Mart Properties Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 p.m. on June 9, 1989, Employee #1 rode on a freight elevator without an interlocked gate, allowing him to move off the elevator car platform onto a concrete ledge. Employee #1 was killed when he was crushed from the waist up upon being caught between the elevator car platform and structural members of the shaft wall.

Keywords: INTERLOCK, TORSO, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, ELEVATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102441318			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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