Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201044203 - Employee Is Injured in Fall to Elevator Cab Platform

Accident Summary Nr: 201044203 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 06/01/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313437170	06/03/2009	1796	238290	Otis Elevator Company

Abstract: On June 1, 2009, an employee was working on the Centercore elevators, Level 2 - Promenade at Aria Tower. The employee was lowering the elevator platform down to remove the overhead protection at the car top and to start installing the permanent cab. The employee was standing on the edge of the lobby floor with the guardrail system removed on the door opening. The run bug button cable got caught, pulling the employee toward the hoistway and against the overhead protection that was lowered to approximately 3.5 feet above the lobby floor. The employee fell approximately 14 feet into the hoistway's car platform, pulling the overhead protection down with him. The employee fractured left heel and received bruises and cuts. The employee was wearing a full body harness at the time of the accident. However, he was not tied to the available fall protection system.

Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, CAUGHT BY, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATOR, CONTUSION, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	55

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313437170			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Specified mechanics and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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