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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 310214358 - Schindler Elevator Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office
Site Address:
Schindler Elevator Corporation
100 N Ft Lauderdale Blvd
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33304
Mailing Address:
13800 Nw 2nd Street, Suite 140, Sunrise, FL 33325
Union Status: Union
SIC:1796
NAICS: 238290/Other Building Equipment Contractors
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/29/2007
Emphasis: L:Fall
Case Closed: 04/01/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100679299 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $14,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $19,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,500 | $0 | $2,500 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 06/29/2007 | 07/06/2007 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 06/29/2007 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19260020 B01 | 06/29/2007 | 07/06/2007 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 06/29/2007 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19260020 B02 | 06/29/2007 | 07/06/2007 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 06/29/2007 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 4. | 01003 | Other | 19260056 A | 06/29/2007 | 07/06/2007 | $2,500 | $5,000 | $0 | 06/29/2007 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 1:30 p.m. on January 9, 2007, Employee #1 for Schindler Elevator Corporation was getting onto an elevator to give a punch (work) list to a coworker. Employee #1 was on the seventh floor. However, when he used a special key to open the elevator door, he did not look around to see if the elevator car was there. Instead, he walked into an empty elevator shaft and fell seven stories to his death. Employee #1 landed on top of the elevator located on the ground floor. Schindler Elevator Corporation had a field safety program for the site and provided each of its employees with a copy of "Elevator Industry Field Employees' Safety Handbook." Each employee signed a list when they received it. Reading the handbook was part of management's safety program. According to information obtained from a member of the National Elevator Industry, Inc., it was recommended practice for anyone entering a closed elevator door not to open it more than six inches and to observe whether an elevator car was present.
Keywords: INSTALLING, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR SHAFT, INATTENTION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 310214358 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |