Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 77054.015 - Worker Is Crushed And Killed By Elevator Counter Weights

Accident Summary Nr: 77054.015 -- Report ID: 0551701 -- Event Date: 05/26/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1065359.015	05/26/2015		811310	Mclean County-Law And Justice Center

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on May 26, 2015, a worker was searching for an identification badg e that had been dropped into an elevator pit. As he accessed the mechanical com partment of the elevator hoist gear, the worker became entangled in the elevator counter weights and was crushed.

Keywords: caught in, crushing, elevator, lockout/tagout, torso

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1065359.015	56	M	Fatality		Mechanical engineering technicians

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