Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202722781 - Worker Found in Bottom Elevator Shaft Dies from Head Trauma

Accident Summary Nr: 202722781 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 04/05/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317034536	04/05/2013	7349	561790	Schindler Elevator Company

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 p.m. on April 5, 2013, Employee #1, a 61-year-old male with Schindler Elevator Company and was found at the eastern part of the elevator shaft unresponsive. A building cleaner heard his cell phone ring from the bottom of the elevator pit and discovered Employee #1. The Baltimore County Fire Department was summoned and they secured all elevators with a disconnect. Employee #1 was transported to Shock Trauma where it was discovered that he had suffered massive head trauma and was taken off life support and pronounced dead later that day.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, MECHANIC, STRUCK AGAINST, SKULL, FALL, ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317034536			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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