Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202542486 - Employee Dies from Fall from Elevator Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 202542486 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 02/08/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314858747	02/08/2011	1796	238290	Elevator Dynamics Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on February 8, 2011, Employee # 1 was found dead on top of an elevator car in a building located at Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. Per evidences presented on the scene, the worker suffered a fatal fall from an adjacent elevator top (elevator #5) to elevator #4. The body was found on top of elevator #4 located at the west side of the building with doors facing east. The elevator #4 was stationary between first floor and second floor.

Keywords: FALL, ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	12		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314858747			Fatality	Fracture	Engineering technicians, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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