Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1580844.015 - 317729418 - Tk Elevator Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Portland - Safety 1 1054111
Site Address:
317729418 - Tk Elevator Corporation
1111 Sw 2nd Ave
Portland, OR 97204
Mailing Address:
210 N University Dr Ste 804, Coral Springs, FL 33071
Union Status: Union
SIC:3534
NAICS: 333921/Elevator and Moving Stairway Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/10/2022
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/10/2022
Investigation Summary
At 10:45 a.m. on October 19, 2021, an employee was in an elevator pit, tied off to ladder feeding ropes. His coworker was in the process of pulling a new hoist rope. The coworker was using a capstan and fist-grips as the main hoist, and the cable holds as a secondary to pull up slack over the machine As the coworker was transferring the weight of the rope and getting slack to run the rope over the machine sheave, the cable grab twisted over the hasp of the lever hoist, detaching from the hook, and fell bouncing off the car top and down the hoist way. The cable grab fell between elevator platform and struck the employee on the back of his hard hat, on the back right side of his head and right shoulder. The employee suffered a skull fracture and other unspecified injuries and was treated without hospitalization.
Keywords: Falling Object, Hard Hat, Head, Hoisting Mechanism, Shoulder, Struck By
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1580844.015 | 0 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Occupation not reported |