Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200002020 - Employee Is Killed While Repairing Hotel Dumbwaiter

Accident Summary Nr: 200002020 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 08/09/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308094291	08/11/2005	7011	721110	Travelodge At The Falls

Abstract: On August 9, 2005, Employee #1, a maintenance worker for a hotel, was asked to repair a dumbwaiter that was stuck between the second and third floors of the hotel. As Employee #1 was examining the malfunctioning dumbwaiter, his head became pinned between a sheet of plywood attached to the lower half of the door to the dumbwaiter and a support bar at the top of the opening to the dumbwaiter. Two housekeepers discovered Employee #1 caught in the dumbwaiter and attempted to provide assistance, but he was already dead. The preliminary autopsy revealed that Employee #1 died from postural asphyxia.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, ASPHYXIATED, REPAIR, HOISTING MECHANISM, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ELEVATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308094291			Fatality	Asphyxia	Painters, construction and maintenance

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