Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201404126 - Two employees injured while installing an elevator

Accident Summary Nr: 201404126 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 04/05/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127306520	05/23/2000	1796	0	Able One Elevator Co

Abstract: Employee #1 and #2, construction laborers, while installing an elevator, rode a sling platform up to the top of the shaft. A nut on the base shackle spun off and the sling platform fell with Employee #1 and #2. They sustained fractures and were hospitalized.

Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SLING, ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127306520			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause: Fall, other
2	127306520			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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