Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170725030 - Employee's ankle broken when hoisting cage falls

Accident Summary Nr: 170725030 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/27/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111888004	07/14/1992	5571	0	Fairfield Kawasaki

Abstract: At approximately 9:26 a.m. on April 27, 1992, Employee #1, of Fairfield Kawasaki, was on his way to the mezzanine storage area to get a motorcycle. He had been working as a sales person for about a week. Employee #1 entered the cage of the chain hoisting device, which was being used as an elevator, and used the pendant control to raise the cage. When the cage was within inches of the mezzanine floor, the hoisting link chain broke and the cage dropped about 8 ft to the bottom floor. Employee #1's left ankle was broken and he was taken to North Bay Medical Center.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HOISTING MECHANISM, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, ELEVATOR, BROKEN CHAIN, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111888004			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats

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