Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200541431 - Employee Is Struck and Killed by Elevator Car

Accident Summary Nr: 200541431 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 04/13/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309045292	04/13/2006	1741	238140	Mariani & Richards, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 stuck his head into the opening of an elevator shaft to ascertain the location of the freight elevator car. He was struck and killed by the moving car. Investigation showed the hoist way vision panel was missing.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARD, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR, DOOR, UNGUARDED, ELEVATOR SHAFT, POOR VISIBILITY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	12		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309045292			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause: Elevator (struck by elevator or counter-weights)

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