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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 315776005 - Schindler Elevator Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office
Site Address:
Schindler Elevator Corporation
4900 Centennial Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Mailing Address:
555 Mccormick Street, San Leandro, CA 94577
Union Status: Union
SIC:1796
NAICS: 238290/Other Building Equipment Contractors
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/10/2013
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/17/2017
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102794112 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $54,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $54,000 |
| Current Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,000 |
| 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 | 1509 A | 12/10/2013 | 12/20/2013 | $18,000 | $18,000 | $0 | 12/31/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 3318 | 12/10/2013 | 12/20/2013 | $0 | $18,000 | $0 | 12/31/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 03001 | Serious | 4002 A | 12/10/2013 | 12/20/2013 | $0 | $18,000 | $0 | 12/31/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 7:51 a.m. on June 11, 2013, Employee #1 and a coworker were working in a Freight Elevator shaft known as D-1 on the first floor, Level 100. Employee #1 was installing a limit switch standing on a step-ladder in the elevator pit. There were also two other coworkers who were installing doors on an adjacent Freight Elevator, D-2 at the same level. The elevator platform was at the lowest level 100, where a coworker was standing. The elevator's door was open and the counter-weight was up near the 7th floor Level 700. Employee #1 instructed the coworker to take the elevator car up to Level 700 to bring Ko- Seals to plug a hole in an electrical box. The coworker was moving the elevator up to level 700, and as he was one foot away from reaching level 700, he heard another coworker yell "Stop, Stop". The coworker stopped the car immediately and brought the elevator-car down to the 3rd floor Level 300. While the two coworkers were busy prepping the freight door installation on elevator D-2, the other coworker heard a cracking noise from the elevator Pit at D-1. The coworker then quickly entered shaft D-2, looked in the pit at D-1, and found Employee #1 crushed under the counter-weight of D-1. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.
Keywords: INSTALLING, COUNTERBALANCE, STEPLADDER, CRUSHED, ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR SHAFT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 315776005 | Fatality | Other | Elevator installers and repairers |