Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1215173.015 - Schindler Elevator Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Manhattan Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1215173.015

Report ID: 0215000

Date Opened: 03/06/2017

Site Address:
Schindler Elevator Corporation
825 8th Ave.
New York, NY 10036

Mailing Address:
620 12th Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 561790/Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/23/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/28/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1188632	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 93670.015

Event: 03/03/2017

Employee is struck by elevator suspension cable and is injur

At 10:15 a.m. on March 3, 2017, an employee and three coworkers were performing a rope shortening operation on a freight elevator. During this process, the shackle from one of the suspension wire cables loosened, causing a section of the cable to strike the employee. He sustained a bone fracture in an unspecified area, which he was hospitalized and received treatment.

Keywords: Elevator, Fracture, Struck By, Suspension Strand, Wire Rope

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1215173.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Elevator installers and repairers

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