Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 977967 - MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING ELEVATOR

Accident Summary Nr: 977967 -- Report ID: 0454732 -- Event Date: 01/06/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105523625	01/11/1988	9311	0	Pikeville-Waste Water

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET AN INOPERATIVE ELEVATOR BACK INTO SERVICE. THE ELEVATOR WOULD ONLY MOVE SLIGHTLY IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. EMPLOYEE #1 THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE SOME PROBLEM WITH THE BEARINGS. HE DECIDED TO REMOVE THE ELEVATOR MOTOR. BY REMOVING THE MOTOR, THE ELEVATOR WAS FREED AND FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE #1, KILLING HIM. TWO SAFETY DEVICES, WHICH SHOULD HAVE FUNCTIONED TO PREVENT THE ELEVATOR FALL, DID NOT OPERATE.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105523625			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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