Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 753558 - Employee killed when crushed between elevator parts

Accident Summary Nr: 753558 -- Report ID: 0931700 -- Event Date: 07/21/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101350338	07/22/1988	1796	0	United States Elevator Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on July 21, Employee #1 was on elevator #2 while elevator #1, the adjacent elevator, was being operated. Employee #1 got too close to the counterweights on elevator #1 and his clothing became snagged by the moving apparatus. He was thrown onto the counterweights as they moved upward at a rate of 350 ft/min. Employee #1 was crushed and killed between the counterweights and two horizontal beams.

Keywords: BEAM, CLOTHING, COUNTERBALANCE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, ELEVATOR, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101350338			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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