Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200850741 - Employee killed in fall into elevator pit

Accident Summary Nr: 200850741 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 11/05/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300619152	11/06/1998	7699	0	Horizon Elevator Co.

Abstract: Employee #1, an elevator maintenance worker, was standing on elevator #3 while he tried to fix elevator #2. As he jumped from elevator #3 to elevator #2, elevator #3 was activated and he became pinned in the raceway piping. Employee #1 then fell into the pit for elevator #2, and was killed.

Keywords: REPAIR, PINNED, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PIT, FALL, ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300619152			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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