Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170120356 - Employee's arm injured when struck by elevator counterweight

Accident Summary Nr: 170120356 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 06/19/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18560979	06/20/1991	1796	0	Southern Elevator Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was testing safety devices on elevator hoisting equipment. The elevator was a Dover basement traction unit. Employee #1 had his right arm on the guard bracket for the elevator counterweights. His right arm was severely bruised by the elevator counterweights. The counterweight guard was not adequate and Employee #1 had his arm in the wrong area.

Keywords: HOISTING MECHANISM, COUNTERBALANCE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, ARM, ELEVATOR, UNGUARDED, CONTUSION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18560979			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Machinery maintenance occupations

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