Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170243729 - Employee killed in elevator shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 170243729 -- Report ID: 1055340 -- Event Date: 05/04/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115272668	05/04/1999	3443	0	Fabricated Products Inc Dba Seafab Metals

Abstract: Employee #1 was realigning the lead pig on the pig chopper in an elevator shaft. He was adjusting the ingot when the machine cycled and the elevator began to rise. Employee #1 became caught between the hydraulic elevator platform and the steel I-beam cage surrounding the elevator. He was killed instantly. Employee #1 had not locked out the machine before entering.

Keywords: WORK RULES, HYDRAULIC ELEVATOR, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, MECH MAT HANDLING, ELEVATOR, WORK PLATFORM, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115272668			Fatality	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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