Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14505663 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM ELEVATION

Accident Summary Nr: 14505663 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 05/26/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100915297	05/30/1989	7622	0	Mcgee Electronics

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in a warehouse, using a freight elevator to load boxes on the seventh floor and unload on the fifth floor. The elevator stopped on the fourth floor and would not resume operation. Employee #1 went from floor to floor to see if the elevator barrier gates were down and the interlocks closed. The employee used a flashlight to determine that the gate was up on the first floor. Employee #1 slipped off the first floor edge of the open elevator shaft, falling 18 feet to the cement floor. Employee #1 died of head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, ELEVATOR GATE, SLIP, INTERLOCK, FALL, ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100915297			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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