Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202329009 - Elevator mechanic injured by falling equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 202329009 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 09/10/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304640345	09/11/2001	1799	0	Otis Elevator Company

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: CHAIN, CYLINDER, MECHANIC, PISTON, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, ARM, ELEVATOR, FALLING OBJECT, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304640345			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Elevator installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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