Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202341731 - Employee Is Crushed by Elevator and Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 202341731 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 02/05/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310694617	02/05/2007	1799	238990	Three D Erectors Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1, a window installer, was on the third floor landing of a construction elevator ready to take a measurement for future window installation. The window installation would take place after the elevator's removal in the future. Employee #1 climbed outside the third floor landing gate by removing the adjacent perimeter protection. The elevator was still running and it struck Employee #1, crushing him between the elevator car and third floor landing. When the elevator operator realized that something was wrong, she moved the elevator up approximately 3 ft and Employee #1 fell three stories to the bottom of the shaft. Workers started CPR and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced "Dead on Arrival."

Keywords: ELEVATOR GATE, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, FALL, ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	23	230	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310694617			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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