Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14484075 - ELEVATOR FELL; KILLING EMPLOYEE

Accident Summary Nr: 14484075 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 04/19/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
613174	04/25/1985	5149	0	Thomas O. Miller & Co. Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
613166	04/24/1985	5812	0	Karl Ehmer D/B/A Karl Ehmer'S Wurst House

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS EMPLOYED AS A DELIVERY MAN FOR A GROCERY WHOLESALE FIRM. WHILE MAKING A DELIVERY, IT WAS NECESSARY FOR HIM TO PLACE SOME GROCERIES IN A JOB-CONSTRUCTED ELEVATOR TO BE LOWERED 11 FEET INTO A BASEMENT. THE ELEVATOR CAR WAS LODGED IN THE UPPER-MOST POSITION, ABOUT SIX INCHES ABOVE THE UPPER LANDING. THE EMPLOYEE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO LOWER THE ELEVATOR CAR. THE CAR WAS RUN BY A CONVENTIONAL ELECTRICALLY POWERED CHAIN HOIST. SINCE THE CAR WOULD NOT DESCEND, HE APPARENTLY LET OUT ABOUT EIGHT FEET OF CHAIN, THEN STEPPED INTO THE CAR AND JUMPED TO JOG THE CAR FREE. THE CAR BROKE LOOSE AND FELL EIGHT FEET BEFORE IT WAS STOPPED BY THE CHAIN. ON THE WAY DOWN HE STRUCK HIS CHIN ON THE LANDING, CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.

Keywords: HEAD, STUCK, FALL, ELEVATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	613174			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	613166					Occupation Not Listed

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