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Accident: 14488068 - Crushed Between Elevator Car And Floor Landing

**Accident: 14488068 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 02/15/1985**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1001668	02/19/1985	7011	Brooklyn Arms Hotel

EMPLOYEE #1, AN ELEVATOR OPERATOR, WAS ASSIGNED TO KEEP ANYONE FROM USING THE ELEVATOR WHILE THE ELEVATOR MECHANIC WENT TO PHONE HIS OFFICE. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD ONE FOOT IN THE ELEVATOR AND THE OTHER OUTSIDE, ON THE FLOOR. THE ELEVATOR STARTED UP WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND WHILE THE DOOR WAS OPEN. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE ELEVATOR FLOOR AND THE UPPER DOOR FRAME.

Keywords: maintenance, lockout, crushed, elevator

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1001668			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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