OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221531965

SOUTH FLORIDA ELEVATOR SERVICE CORP.

MIAMI BEACH, FL— 2023-01-25T00:00:00

Event: Caught Between, Door, Electric Shock, Elevator, Elevator Shaft, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Troubleshooting
NAICS: 238290
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346460462
Employer profile: SOUTH FLORIDA ELEVATOR SERVICE CORP.
Summary number: 221531965
Report ID: 0418800
Project type: B
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee incurs electric shock and is killed in fall in elev

Investigation abstract

At 7:00 p.m. on January 25, 2023, an employee was investigating a reported issue with an elevator in a multi-unit residential facility. The employee was on top of the elevator when he received an electrical shock and fell between the elevator door and the shaft. The employee died from his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
519

Fall distance
10

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