Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200513893 - Employee Is Crushed and Killed by Descending Elevator Car

Accident Summary Nr: 200513893 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 12/30/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309736767	12/30/2005	1799	238990	Envirotech Remediation Services Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on December 30, 2005, Employee #1 was working from a make shift scaffolding on the inside of an elevator shaft area, located on the first floor. He was removing asbestos from the area. As Employee #1 was working, the elevator car, which was above him descended due to lack of hydraulic pressure. Employee #1 was pinned under the elevated car, and was killed. The immediate cause of death was asphyxia. Employee #1 was not protected from the elevated car since he did not secure the pressure control valve at the base of the elevator hydraulic cylinder. He also did not secure the hydraulic system from being activated or reenergized. In addition, Employee #1 did not shore supports under the elevated car to ensure that the car stayed elevated.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, UNSECURED, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, CRUSHED, ELEVATOR, ASBESTOS, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309736767			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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