Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200532372 - Three Employees Are Injured in Fall Down Elevator Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 200532372 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 07/01/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312422553	07/02/2008	1541	236210	Blahnik Construction Company

Abstract: Three Employees, #1, #2, and #3, and a coworker were raising a large air compressor from the basement to the first floor. The air compressor was large enough that it had to be raised through the freight elevator shaft with the elevator shut off at the top floor. Employee's #1, #2, and #3 and the coworker were on top of the air compressor raising the machine up the elevator shaft with manual chain hoist's. One of the straps broke causing the load to shift and fall. Employees #1, #2, and #3 fell to with the air compressor and were sent to the hospital with numerous injuries.

Keywords: CHAIN, COMPRESSOR, FRACTURE, FALL, ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000	7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312422553	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Millwrights	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall, other
2	312422553	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Millwrights	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall, other
3	312422553	Hospitalized injury	Other	Millwrights	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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