OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #708859
WASATCH DYNALECTRIC CO
SLC, UT—
Event description
CRUSHED BETWEEN ELEVATOR AND FLOOR LANDING
Investigation abstract
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE A STALLED ELEVATOR. SINCE THE ELEVATOR DID NO T RESPOND TO THE CONTROLS, HE ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF IT. AS HE WAS ON HIS WAY O UT, THE ELEVATOR STARTED TO DROP. HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE ELEVATOR CAR AND THE THIRD FLOOR LANDING. HIS UPPER LEFT LEG WAS BADLY TORN AND LACERATED . FELLOW WORKERS RESCUED HIM FROM THE TOP OF THE ELEVATOR CAR AFTER THE CAR DESC ENDED TO THE GROUND FLOOR AND ROSE BACK TO THE FOURTH FLOOR. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS NOT DOING ANY WORK ON THE ELEVATOR, WHICH WAS INTENDED FOR USE BY OTHER EMPLOYEES A ND THE PUBLIC. HOWEVER, ANOTHER CONTRACTOR ON SITE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE ELEVATOR.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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