Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201250297 - Employee Is Caught in Elevator Shaft and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201250297 -- Report ID: 0257240 -- Event Date: 02/27/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311390678	03/01/2010	2051	311812	Panaderia Del Suroeste Inc Dba Mercados Bakery

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a home-made elevator to hoist materials from the first level to the second level in a two story building. There were no warning signs, safety devices or safety interlocks installed in the equipment or surrounding area. Employee #1 was entering the elevator on the second floor when the chain sling supporting the elevator failed. Employee #1 was caught between the edge of the floor in the second level and the upper part of the elevator car. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ELEVATOR, UNGUARDED, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311390678			Fatality	Fracture	Bakers

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