Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202545273 - Employee Tears Knee Ligaments in Fall Down Elevator Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 202545273 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 04/09/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314865130	05/24/2013	1796	238290	Thyssen Krupp Elevator

Abstract: At approximately 12:40 p.m. on April 9, 2013, Employee #1 was located in front of an elevator shaft when a coworker, a mechanic, was travelling from the concrete floor to the elevator platform. As the employee was walking from the concrete floor onto a spreader beam and lost his balance and fell approximately 5.5 ft down into the elevator shaft. Employee #1 was transported to an area hospital, where he was treated for multiple ligament tears in his knee and shoulder. Employee #1 was hospitalized for seven days.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, LIGAMENT, SHAFT, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, ELEVATOR, LOST BALANCE, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	5	80

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314865130			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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