Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 88036.015 - Employee falls down elevator shaft and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 88036.015 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 08/08/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1172903.015	08/23/2016		238290	Liftco Elevator Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 2:15 p.m. on August 8, 2016, Employee #1 was getting ready to remove a component from the elevator control room when the grating underneath gave way and he fell 5 stories. Employee #1 was hospitalized and was in a coma and died from his injuries on August 23, 2016.

Keywords: Elevator Shaft, Fall

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1172903.015	65	M	Fatality		Elevator installers and repairers

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