Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108836180 - Otis Elevator Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 108836180

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 09/25/1991

Site Address:
Otis Elevator Co.
1301 E. 9th St. Galleria & Towers At Erieview
Cleveland, OH 44114

Mailing Address:
9500 Midwest Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44125

Union Status: Union

SIC:1796

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: No Insp/Other

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/25/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/13/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361104771

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 688085

Event: 09/19/1991

Employee dies of asphyxia after falling from ladder

Employee #1, an elevator maintenance mechanic, was working alone in an elevator shaft pit. He was found dead and suspended upside down by his left leg, which was entangled in the sixth rung of a ladder. Evidence indicates that he had been dead for some time. Employee #1 died of asphyxia due to aspiration of gastric contents caused by blunt impact to the head, sustained presumably while he was either ascending or descending the fixed ladder.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, ASPHYXIATED, LADDER, MECHANIC, PIT, FALL, ENTANGLED, ELEVATOR SHAFT, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108836180			Fatality	Asphyxia	Elevator installers and repairers

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