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Accident: 202329009 - Elevator Mechanic Injured By Falling Equipment

**Accident: 202329009 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 09/10/2001**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
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.

Keywords: chain, cylinder, mechanic, piston, laceration, struck by, arm, elevator, falling object, elevator shaft

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	304640345			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Elevator installers and repairers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Elevator, escalator installation FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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