Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170183776 - Employee's jaw fractured when caught by descending elevator

Accident Summary Nr: 170183776 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 06/26/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119833200	07/09/1992	7699	0	Basone Elevator Co.

Abstract: Employee #1, an elevator installer/licensed mechanic with Basone Elevator Co., was installing a hydraulic elevator. He was in a 4 ft deep pit with the bottom of the elevator just above his head. Employee #1 reached out from between the elevator and the door sill and pushed the "down" button on the hard wired remote control box. The elevator descended and caught Employee #1 in the shear point between the base of the elevator and the door sill. Suffering a fractured jaw, Employee #1 was taken by paramedics to UCLA Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for three days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BY, HYDRAULIC ELEVATOR, DESCENDING, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119833200			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Elevator installers and repairers

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