Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200741072 - Employee injured in fall into elevator shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 200741072 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 03/21/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304465438	03/26/2002	3111	316110	Tradition Leather Inc.

Abstract: On March 21, 2002, Employee #1 opened the first-floor doors of an elevator and walked into open elevator shaft. He fell to the basement, and was hospitalized with a fracture. The cause of the accident was malfunction of the interlock which should have prevented the doors from opening when the car was not at the same level.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INTERLOCK, FALL, ELEVATOR, DOOR, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304465438			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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