Accident Report Detail

Accident: 83264.015 - Employee Is Caught By Paddle Of Elevator And Killed

**Accident: 83264.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 10/12/2015**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1127710.015	10/12/2015		D.E. Rice Construction

At 5:30 p.m. on October 12, 2015, an employee was walking to make sure the Linco ln Windrow elevator machine was operating correctly. The employee observed that the wing gate on the elevator had closed and attempted to pull it back open when his leg got caught in the paddle of the elevator. The employee's right leg was amputated. The employee was killed.

Keywords: amputation, caught in, elevator, leg

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1127710.015	39	M	Fatality		Supervisors, general office

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