Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14489041 - Employee Killed In Fall Down Elevator Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 14489041 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 11/20/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17880469	11/24/1987	7349	0	Perfect Building Maintenance Corporation

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 7:45 AM ON NOVEMBER 20, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DISCOVERED, DEAD, AT THE BOTTOM OF A FREIGHT ELEVATOR PIT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE EMPLOYEE OPENED THE ELEVATOR DOORS, STEPPED INTO THE ELEVATOR SHAFT, AND FELL ABOUT 30 FEET TO THE BOTTOM. THE ELEVATOR CAR WAS BEING USED BY OTHER EMPLOYEES LOCATED ABOVE EMPLOYEE #1.

Keywords: fall, elevator, elevator shaft, inattention

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17880469			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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