Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200712115 - Employee Killed When Caught in Elevator Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 200712115 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 01/20/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306204785	01/26/2004	1796	238290	Aspen Elevator Inc.

Abstract: On January 20, 2003, Employee #1, an elevator mechanic, was installing two new door reopening devices to elevator car Number 2, located in the Hamilton Building. Employee #1 was working alone on the 12th floor. A tenant in the building heard a loud thumping noise that appeared to have originated from within the elevator shaft. Employee #1 was later found dead lying on top of the elevator car at approximately the 11th floor level, face down, with visible signs of injury.

Keywords: CAUGHT BETWEEN, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	12		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306204785			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	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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