Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109945022 - Schaefer Plumbing Supply Co. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Buffalo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109945022

Report ID: 0213600

Date Opened: 03/25/1992

Site Address:
Schaefer Plumbing Supply Co. Inc.
146 Clinton Street
Buffalo, NY 14203

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5074

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/01/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/29/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360839021

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$450
Current Penalty	$450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$450
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100304 A02	05/20/1992	05/25/1992	$450	$450	$0	-
2.	01001B	Serious	19100305 G02 III	05/20/1992	05/25/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02001	Other	19040002 A	05/20/1992	06/13/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	02002	Other	19101200 E01 I	05/20/1992	05/25/1992	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14310361

Event: 03/24/1992

Employee dies after fall into elevator shaft

A freight elevator operated between the first and third floors of a building. On the first floor, employees could exit through a landing on the east side of the elevator. On the second floor, employees could exit through landings on the north, south, and east side of the elevator. On the third floor, employees could exit only through landings on the south and east side of the elevator. Electrically interlocked gates were present inside the elevator on the north, south, and east sides; the elevator will not move unless all of these gates are closed. Employee #1 and a coworker got on the elevator at the first floor and rode it up to the third floor. The coworker then briefly left the elevator to close a fire door on the third floor, then returned to the elevator. Employee #1 was not on the elevator when he returned. Employee #1 was later found dead at the bottom of the elevator shaft. It is surmised that someone opened the north gate inside the elevator and Employee #1 fell into the gap between the elevator and wall and fell 29 ft 7 in. to the bottom of the elevator shaft. There were no eyewitnesses.

Keywords: FALL, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109945022			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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