Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200830883 - Employee Burned to Death in an Elevator

Accident Summary Nr: 200830883 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 12/25/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307604504	12/27/2004	7381	561612	Arvern Associates Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:50 p.m. on December 25, 2004, Employee #1, a security guard of a multi-story building, responded to a fire. A canvas garbage bin on the fifth floor was on fire. In an attempt to remove the smoldering bin from the area, Employee #1 pulled the bin into an elevator. The fire accelerated in the elevator and Employee #1 burned to death.

Keywords: BURN, HEAT, FIRE, SECURITY GUARD, ELEVATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307604504			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Guards and police, excluding public service

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