Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202329009 - Elevator Mechanic Injured By Falling Equipment
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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304640345 | 09/11/2001 | 1799 | Otis Elevator Company |
On September 10, 2001, Employee #1, an elevator mechanic, was helping to install a replacement piston and cylinder in an elevator shaft. The piston came loose from the chain fall, broke the safety latch, and fell about 12 ft, striking Employee #1. He was hospitalized with lacerations to his left arm.
End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | $250,000 to $500,000 | 1 | 12 |
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 304640345 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Elevator installers and repairers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Elevator, escalator installation FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile |