Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200170777 - Employee Is Killed When Elevator Falls on Him

Accident Summary Nr: 200170777 -- Report ID: 0257260 -- Event Date: 10/06/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307931428	10/06/2006	1796	238290	Helevator Control Tower, Inc.

Abstract: On October 6, 2006, Employee #1 and a coworker were working on a hydraulic elevator. They removed a safety valve, causing the release of the elevator piston pressure. The elevator fell and Employee #1 was trapped underneath. He was fatally injured.

Keywords: CHEST, REPAIR, SAFETY RELIEF VALVE, INADEQUATE MAINT, HYDRAULIC ELEVATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT, PRESSURE RELEASE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307931428			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause: Elevator (struck by elevator or counter-weights)

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