Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200675213 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Elevator Car

Accident Summary Nr: 200675213 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/10/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308403013	02/10/2005	1741	238140	L & R Structural Corp., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on February 10, 2005, an employee was struck on the head by the bottom of a hoist car after he stuck his head through an opening in the hoistway. There was a wall opening between a guardrail and a wood form. The employee stuck his head through the opening between a wood form and a guardrail and was struck by the elevator's platform, while the car was descending. The employee received bruises but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, WALL, HOISTING MECHANISM, HOIST, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	16	150

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308403013			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Elevator (struck by elevator or counter-weights)

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