Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200677730 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Falling Elevator

Accident Summary Nr: 200677730 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 05/11/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313101891	05/11/2009	9999	811310	Xpert Elevator Services, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:37 a.m. on May 11, 2009, Employee #1 was replacing the control system and pumping unit for an elevator. Employee #1 had performed a similar task in the same complex approximately two weeks earlier. The repair process involved running the elevator car to the fourth floor, shutting down the electrical power to the unit on the same floor, and then going into the elevator pit to turn off the hydraulic valve. The hydraulic valve apparently failed during this process. Hydraulic fluid spilled from the line, causing the elevator car to drop from the fourth floor and crush Employee #1 in the elevator pit. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: REPAIR, HYDRAULIC FLUID, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HYDRAULIC LINE, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	4	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313101891			Fatality	Concussion	Helpers, mechanics and repairers	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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