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Accident: 201041209 - Employee Injured In Fall Into Elevator Pit

**Accident: 201041209 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 10/21/2002**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
305702680	10/22/2002	1796	Amtech Elevator Services

At approximately 2:15 p.m. on October 21, 2002, Employee #1, an Amtech Elevator Services technician, was working at the Vegas Tower Apartments. He fell off a 6-ft portable step ladder 5 ft into an elevator pit that was being upgraded with new electrical systems, control units, and motors. Employee #1 sustained serious injuries to his head, arm, and back. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: head, stepladder, construction, back, pit, fall, arm, concussion, elevator

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	305702680			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Elevator installers and repairers

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