Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14481048 - EMPLOYEE FELL INTO OPEN SHAFTWAY AND WAS KILLED

Accident Summary Nr: 14481048 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 08/05/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100203348	08/07/1986	2337	0	V & G Fashions Inc.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15 AM ON AUGUST 5, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 OPENED A SHAFTWAY DOOR AND FELL 18 FEET TO HIS DEATH. THE DOOR WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERLOCK, WHICH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM OPENING WHEN THERE WAS NO ELEVATOR CAR AT THE LANDING (2ND FLOOR). THE DOOR WAS OPENED BY A HOOK ATTACHED TO A WIRE WHICH PASSED THROUGH THE DOOR TO THE LANDING SIDE. EMPLOYEE #1 SIMPLY PULLED ON THE WIRE AND IMMEDIATELY FELL INTO THE OPEN SHAFT TO ITS BOTTOM.

Keywords: WORK RULES, INTERLOCK, SHAFT, FALL, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100203348			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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