Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 976357 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL DOWN ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Summary Nr: 976357 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 01/05/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104044987	01/07/1988	7349	0	Abc Janitor Services Inc

Abstract: Sometime between the evening of January 5, 1988, and the morning of January 6, 1988, an employee fell from an 11th-floor elevator hatchway to a concrete surface at the bottom of am elevator shaft. The employee was found at the bottom of the elevator shaft at approximately 7:45 am on January 6, 1988. The fall distance was approximately 110 feet to 120 feet. The elevator car was found stuck on the 12th floor and the hatchway door was found open on the 11th floor. The reason the employee was on the 11th floor is unknown.

Keywords: OPEN SHAFT, FALL, ELEVATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104044987			Fatality	Fracture	Janitors and cleaners

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