Accident Report Detail

Accident: 83245.015 - Employee Struck And Killed By Falling Elevator Car

**Accident: 83245.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 02/24/2016**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1127728.015	02/24/2016		Schindler Elevator Corporation

At 10:10 a.m. on February 24, 2016, an employee, while preparing to perform rout ine maintenance on an elevator, was struck by a falling elevator car and pinned against a ladder and a beam. The employee sustained crushing injuries to the hea d and was killed.

Keywords: elevator, lockout/tagout, maintenance, pinned, struck by

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1127728.015	33	M	Fatality		Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.

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