Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 162301.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by residential elevator

Accident Summary Nr: 162301.015 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 12/05/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1715562.015	12/11/2023		238290	Access Lifts Of Hawaii Inc

Abstract: At 10:40 a.m. on December 5, 2023, Employee #1 was working for an elevator installation and maintenance contractor. Employee #1 was troubleshooting and performing maintenance on a two-story residential ADA elevator. The elevator was on the second floor at the time of the incident, and Employee#1 disengaged the safety interlock on the outer elevator door on the first floor while the elevator was on the second floor. Employee#1 propped the outer door open with a tool bag and entered the elevator pit. The outer door closed, while Employee #1 was in the elevator pit, trapping him in the elevator pit. The elevator activated and came down on Employee #1, causing his death from brain and other traumatic injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Brain, Caught Between, Caught In, Crushed, Crushing, Elevator, Interlock, Maintenance, Pit, Residential Construction, Trapped, Traumatic, Traumatic Brain Injury, Troubleshooting

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1715562.015	40	M	Fatality		Elevator installers and repairers

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