Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201181195 - Employee injured in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201181195 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 06/20/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300891496	08/15/2002	1796	0	Schindler Elevator Corp

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on June 20, 2002, Employee #1, an elevator service mechanic for Schindler Elevator Corporation, located in San Francisco, California, was doing routine maintenance on service elevator Number 7. He entered the elevator hoist way and got onto the fixed ladder. Employee #1 tried to switch on the pit light, but it did not work. He turned the switch off and was going to change the bulb. He was climbing down the pit ladder when his right hand slipped out of his glove. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell approximately 12 ft to the pit. As he was falling, he struck a buffer stand and shattered his left elbow. The paramedics took Employee #1 to San Francisco General Hospital in San Francisco, California, where he was treated for a shattered left elbow.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, MECHANIC, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FIXED LADDER, FALL, ELBOW, ELEVATOR, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300891496			Hospitalized injury	Other	Elevator installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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