OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14240972
GIBSON MEAT CO
LAWTON, OK—
Event description
STRUCK BY ELEVATOR CAR
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH A CARTLOAD OF BOXES INTO AN ELEVATOR CAR WHEN THE CAR FELL, STRIKING AND KILLING HER. THE CAR HAD BECOME JAMMBED AGAINST A ST EEL PLATE, CAUSING THE CAR CABLE TO UNWIND FROM THE WINDING DRUM. AS SHE PUSHED THE CART INTO THE CAR THE CAR BROKE LOOSE FROM THE STEEL PLATE AND FELL ONTO EMP LOYEE #1'S SHOULDERS. SHE WAS KNOCKED TO THE FLOOR AND PINNED BY THE ELEVATOR CA R ROOF TO THE FLOOR. SHE SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES TO THE HEAD, CHEST AND THROA T, AND DIED TWO DAYS LATER. THE ELEVATOR WAS SHOP BUILT, AND LACKED MANY OF THE SAFETY FEATURES REQUIRED BY ANSI A17.1-1971.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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