Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14514046 - Decapitated By Leading Edge Of Elevator In Elevator Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 14514046 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 06/26/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2356012	06/26/1985	5072	0	D And D Midwest Incorporated

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, A FOREMAN, AND ANOTHER WORKER WERE WAITING FOR THE RETURN OF ELEVATOR #1 AT THE 4TH FLOOR LEVEL OF A WAREHOUSE BUILDING. THERE WAS A VIEW GLASS MISSING FROM THE DOOR OF ELEVATOR #4, AND THE FOREMAN PUT HIS HEAD THROUGH THE OPENING TO TRY TO LOOK ACROSS AND SEE WHERE ELEVATOR #1 WAS LOCATED. ELEVATOR #4 WAS DESCENDING FROM ABOVE AND CAUGHT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE OPENING IN THE DOOR AND THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE ELEVATOR, RESULTING IN DECAPITATION. THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE STATE OF OHIO, DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (ELEVATOR INSPECTION DIVISION) FOR INVESTIGATION.

Keywords: head, warehouse, caught between, leading edge, decapitated, elevator, elevator shaft

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2356012			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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