Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170061832 - Employee fractures wrist in fall down elevator shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 170061832 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 09/22/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111125258	09/25/1995	1542	0	Centex-Simpson Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on September 22, 1995, Employee #1 was operating elevator #50 when he overheard a request for assistance at elevator #54 on his two-way radio. Several electricians could not open the elevator's door. When Employee #1 arrived at elevator #54, he told the electricians he knew how to open the elevator door, then left to get the manual door key from the electrician foreman. He opened the door, and as he was pushing the doors open, he wedged his body between the doors and his right knee buckled. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell 7 ft 9 in. to the bottom of the elevator pit. He sustained a fracture to his left wrist and minor facial abrasions.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ABRASION, PIT, FALL, FACE, ELEVATOR SHAFT, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111125258			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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