Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201941143 - Employee's finger's amputated during elevator work

Accident Summary Nr: 201941143 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 10/26/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120608070	10/27/1998	1796	0	Otis Elevator Company

Abstract: On October 26, 1998, Employee #1, who worked for Otis Elevator Company, caught his fingers between the elevator's wire rope and the pulley. The fingers were amputated and the employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, INSTALLING, REPAIR, WIRE ROPE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PULLEY, ELEVATOR, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120608070			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Elevator installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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