Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124012048 - Millar Elevator Service Co

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 124012048

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 08/11/1997

Site Address:
Millar Elevator Service Co
(First Source Bank) 100 N. Michigan Street
South Bend, IN 46634

Mailing Address:
58880 Executive Drive Unit A, Mishawaka, IN 46544

Union Status: Union

SIC:3534

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/26/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/21/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362659674

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Serious	19100147 C04 II	09/03/1997	09/21/1997	$2,500	$2,500	$0	09/26/1997	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Other	19100132 D02	09/03/1997	09/21/1997	$0	$0	$0	09/26/1997	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
3.	02002	Other	19100134 B01	09/03/1997	09/21/1997	$0	$0	$0	09/26/1997	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170106587

Event: 08/11/1997

Employee killed when crushed by descending elevator

At 1:26 p.m. on or about August, 11, 1997, Employee #1 was servicing an elevator. He was above the pit area, just inside the doors of the elevator on the first floor of an eight-story building. He had parked the elevator on the second floor and then gone to the first floor, reportedly to work on a defective slow down switch. While working or leaving the area, he apparently moved the switch and it appears to have sent a signal to the elevator that it was on or approaching the first floor. The elevator, which was still on the second floor, closed its inside door and descended to the first floor, trapping Employee #1 between the wall and the pit ladder on the first floor. He was crushed and killed. The elevator was not locked out.

Keywords: REPAIR, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, ELEVATOR, MECH MALFUNCTION, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124012048			Fatality	Other	Elevator installers and repairers

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