Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 76973.015 - Employee is crushed by elevator car and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 76973.015 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 05/26/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1065732.015	05/26/2015		238290	Otis Elevator Company

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on May 26, 2015, an employee was trouble a shooting elevator equipment. The elevator car unexpectedly travelled downward, crushing the employee between the elevator car and the steel structure. The employee sustained a crushed chest and head.

Keywords: Access/Egress, Asphyxiated, Caught In, Confined Space, Crushing, Electrical, Elevator, Head, Ladder, Lockout/Tagout, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1065732.015	53	M	Fatality		Elevator installers and repairers

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