Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170747935 - Employee killed when decapitated by moving elevator

Accident Summary Nr: 170747935 -- Report ID: 0253650 -- Event Date: 01/06/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124536327	01/06/1995	9441	0	Nyc Hra Dss Kingsbridge Is Ctr

Abstract: At approximately 9:05 a.m. on Friday, January 6, 1995, Employee #1, a 55-year-old office aide, was helping passengers exit an elevator that had overshot its designated floor and opened its doors. As Employee #1 straddled the elevator floor and work floor, the elevator suddenly moved upward without closing its doors. Employee #1 was then caught with his head inside the cab while the rest of his body was outside the cab. He was decapitated and killed when the cab floor reached the top of the cab doorway.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, DECAPITATED, ELEVATOR, DOOR, MECH MALFUNCTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124536327			Fatality	Amputation	General office clerks

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