Accident Report Detail
Accident: 753558 - Employee Killed When Crushed Between Elevator Parts
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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101350338 | 07/22/1988 | 1796 | United States Elevator Corporation |
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.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 101350338 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |