Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201064565 - Employee's leg crushed by sheave

Accident Summary Nr: 201064565 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/03/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120260567	10/15/2001	1796	0	Schindler Elevator Corporation

Abstract: At about 8:45 a.m. on October 3, 2001, a foreman and his crew were in the process of transferring a basement traction elevator motor with sheave to the metal rollers on the concrete floor. Employee #1, an elevator mechanic, was seriously injured when the elevator motor and attached sheave fell on him, crushing his upper and lower left leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, MECHANIC, ENGINE, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	5	60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120260567			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Elevator installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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