Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14567705 - Head Crushed Between Elevator Floor And Door Sill

Accident Summary Nr: 14567705 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 06/12/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15141641	06/13/1984	1796	0	Dover Elevator Company

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE ELEVATOR #70 SERVICE PIT. HE TOLD HIS HELPER TO RUN THE CAR UP TO THE FOURTH FLOOR, THEN BACK TO THE FIRST FLOOR. WHEN THE CAR RETURNED TO THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL, IT STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1. HIS HEAD WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE ELEVATOR CAR AND THE OUTSIDE DOOR SILL. THE HELPER HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMUNICATIONS FROM EMPLOYEE #1 AND DID NOT KNOW WHY HE HAD MOVED FROM THE REAR TO THE FRONT OF THE PIT.

Keywords: head, maintenance, crushed, struck by, elevator

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15141641			Fatality	Dislocation	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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