Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200822534 - Employee injured from 12-foot fall into elevator pit

Accident Summary Nr: 200822534 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 04/01/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306726597	05/04/2004	5712	442110	Turk Furniture

Abstract: On April 1, 2004, Employee #1, a furniture dock worker, was located at the first floor landing zone talking with the store manager. While he was still talking, Employee #1 reached back to open the gate to the elevator car, without realizing that the car was not in the landing zone, and fell 12 feet to the bottom of the elevator pit. A worker on the upper floor had pressed for the elevator. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a broken heel and head lacerations.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ELEVATOR GATE, LACERATION, FALL, ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR SHAFT, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306726597			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Elevator operators

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