Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 66329.015 - Employee crushed by elevator and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 66329.015 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 08/15/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
990492.015	08/15/2014		238290	United States Elevator, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on August 15, 2014, Employee #1 was working on top of an elevator car, attempting to trouble shoot the elevator floor selector and magnets. The employee stepped off of the car and onto an adjacent horizontal beam. While standing on the beam, the counterweight for a neighboring elevator began to move. The employee's head became caught between the counterweight and horizontal beam, crushing his skull and killing him.

Keywords: Beam, Caught Between, Confined Space, Crushed, Elevator, Elevator Shaft, Head, Riding on Equipment

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	990492.015	25	M	Fatality

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