Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1085893 - Columbia University In The City Of Ny

Inspection Information - Office: Manhattan Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1085893

Report ID: 0215000

Date Opened: 11/05/1984

Site Address:
Columbia University In The City Of Ny
630 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:8221

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/06/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/07/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360514855

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14488159

Event: 11/02/1984

FELL DOWN ELEVATOR SHAFT

EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN WORKING OVERTIME. WHEN HE QUIT WORK, HE WENT TO THE FREIGHT ELEVATOR AND OPENED THE HOISTWAY DOORS. THERE WAS NO CAR AT HIS LOCATION. HE FELL INTO THE SHAFT, EITHER BECAUSE HE LOST HIS BALANCE OR HE BECAME DIZZY. HE FELL 18 FLOORS TO THE BASE OF THE SHAFT. HE WAS KILLED.

Keywords: DIZZINESS, FALL, ELEVATOR, LOST BALANCE, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1085893			Fatality	Fracture	Dental assistants

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