Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14490296 - EMPLOYEE FELL IN ELEVATOR PIT; STRUCK HEAD AND DIED

Accident Summary Nr: 14490296 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 11/18/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100207984	11/18/1986	3993	0	Unitec

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS AT THE BOTTOM OF AN ELEVATOR PIT. HE ENTERED THE BUILDING'S BASEMENT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS (HE HAD NO ASSIGNED DUTIES THERE) AND FELL, TRIPPED, OR SLIPPED INTO THE PIT OF AN ELEVATOR SHAFT. THE DISTANCE OF THE FALL WAS ONLY 13 INCHES, BUT HE APPARENTLY STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE PIT'S CONCRETE FLOOR AND WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. HE WAS DISCOVERED ABOUT 3 HOURS LATER, BUT DIED THE NEXT DAY OF A SKULL FRACTURE AND AN INTERCRANIAL HEMORRHAGE. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, HEMORRHAGE, WORK RULES, SKULL, FALL, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100207984			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.