Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119738839 - Dover Elevator Company

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 119738839

Report ID: 0950613

Date Opened: 09/27/1994

Site Address:
Dover Elevator Company
145 N. San Mateo Dr.
San Mateo, CA 94401

Mailing Address:
2070 Farallon Dr., San Leandro, CA 94577

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1796

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/25/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/17/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362300188

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$900	$0	$900
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$900	$0	$900
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3314 A	01/27/1995	02/01/1995	$600	$600	$0	02/21/1995	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	342 A	01/27/1995	02/01/1995	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170379283

Event: 09/21/1994

Employee injured by falling elevator due to faulty wiring

Employee #1, a lead mechanic, and a helper were involved in the installation of two hydraulic elevators for a four story, 37-unit apartment complex. They were checking and adjusting the work done by an earlier group. Employee #1 noticed in one of the elevators that the clearances of the car, with respect to the shaft walls, were not right. He used a temporary control switch to raise the car so that he could get a better view of the pit. Once the car was raised, he reached into the elevator shaft to activate the pit stop switch located near the ladder. The car suddenly moved down and crushed the employee, who was seriously injured and required hospitalization. The employer's representatives later found that the pit stop switch had been wired incorrectly. They argued that the fault should have been found by Employee #1 had he checked the wiring prior to entering the pit. A general accident-related violation of 3314(a) was found.

Keywords: ELECTRIC SWITCH, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR, FALLING OBJECT, MECH MALFUNCTION, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119738839			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Elevator installers and repairers

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