Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 31955.015 - Employee falls in elevator and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 31955.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 10/16/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
694118.015	10/17/2012		238290	Pmi Iowa, Llc

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on October 16, 2012, an employee was preparing to leave for the day by securing the jobsite and gathering tools. The employee operated a winch to lift an elevator car by using an extended control switch while riding inside the car with a coworker. The winch cable was damaged on the drum of the winch and snapped apart allowing the elevator to free-fall to the bottom of the shaft. The employee's arm was amputated and the employee also sustained multiple fractures. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Amputation, Broken Cable, Caught In, Chock, Crushing, Elevated Work Platform, Elevator, Fall, Falling Object, Grain Elevator, Hoist, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Alteration or rehabilitation				80	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	694118.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Elevator installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause:
2	694118.015	44	M	Fatality		Elevator installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause:

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