Accident: 170243729 - Killed In Elevator Shaft

Employee #1 was realigning the lead pig on the pig chopper in an elevator shaft. He was adjusting the ingot when the machine cycled and the elevator began to rise. Employee #1 became caught between the hydraulic elevator platform and the steel I-beam cage surrounding the elevator. He was killed instantly. Employee #1 had not locked out the machine before entering.

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Accident: 170737910 - Falls From Elevator And Suffers Minor Injury

At about 8:00 a.m. on May 12, 1994, in Thousand Oaks, CA, Employee #1, a construction helper, was working on the top of a hydro-elevator being installed in a parking garage that was under construction. The hydro-elevator was raised to the 6th floor. Due to a bad thread, the bottom coupling of the cylinder had not been installed properly, which caused the hydro-elevator to lose all its oil. The hydro-elevator descended from the 6th floor to the bottom floor with Employee #1 riding on top. At the bottom floor, he fell off the elevator. He was taken to Los Robles Hospital where he was treated and released.

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Accident: 170703292 - Fingers Crushed Between Platform And Extension

While retracting the extension of a hydraulic folding platform, Employee #1 was pulling the extension toward himself with his left hand, and the release pin with his right hand. His fingers were wrapped around the end of the extension and back up through the grating. Initially, the extension appeared to be hung up and not moving so Employee #1 exerted more force. The extension retracted faster than Employee #1 anticipated. Before he could remove his left middle and ring fingers, they were crushed between the end of the fixed platform and a section of the extension.

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Accident: 170183776 - Jaw Fractured When Caught By Descending Elevator

Employee #1, an elevator installer/licensed mechanic, was installing a hydraulic elevator. He was in a 4 ft deep pit with the bottom of the elevator just above his head. Employee #1 reached out from between the elevator and the door sill and pushed the "down" button on the hard wired remote control box. The elevator descended and caught Employee #1 in the shear point between the base of the elevator and the door sill. Suffering a fractured jaw, Employee #1 was taken by paramedics to UCLA Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for three days.

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Accident: 14505911 - Elevator Fell, Killing One And Injuring Another

EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE REPLACING A LEAKING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ON A HYDRAULIC ELEVATOR. EMPLOYEE #1, THE MECHANIC, WAS IN THE ELEVATOR PIT. HE PLACED AN EXTENSION (SPACER) BETWEEN THE PLATEN OF THE CAB AND THE PISTON, SO THAT WHEN THE CAB WAS RAISED TO THE TOP FLOOR OF THE 7 STORY BUILDIBG, IT COULD BE SECURED THERE. THE EXTENSION WAS SECURED ON ONE SIDE (APPARENTLY TO THE CAB). THE HELPER, LOCATED ON TOP OF THE CAB, THEN RAN THE ELEVATOR AS FAR AS THE SIXTH FLOOR, WHERE IT BEGAN VIBRATING. THE VIBRATION APPARENTLY DISLODGED THE EXTENSION AND SOMEHOW CAUSED THE HYDRAULIC PISTON TO PIERCE THE FLOOR, AND THEN THE ROOF, OF THE ELEVATOR CAR. THE CAR PLUNGED DOWN THE SHAFT TO THE PIT, CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1 AND SEVERELY INJURING THE BACK OF THE HELPER (EMPLOYEE #2), WHO RODE THE CAR DOWN.

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Accident: 14414544 - Crushed By A Passenger/Freight Elevator

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A REVERSE TILLER HYDRAULIC FREIGHT ELEVATOR WITHOUT A CAR DOOR, AND WITH THE HOISTWAY DOORS OPEN. HE WAS NOT A TRAINED OPERATOR. HE BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE HOISTWAY OPENING, SUSTAINING BLUNT TRAUMA TO THE CHEST AND ABDOMEN.

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Accident: 14456461 - Crushed By Falling Elevator

ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:45 PM, THE ELEVATOR CAR WHICH EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN SERVICING FELL ONE AND A HALF FLOORS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CRUSHED AND PINNED BETWEEN THE ELEVATOR CAR AND THE BUMPER SPRING. HE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES TO THE UPPER RIGHT AREA OF HIS CHEST. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. ONCE THE INDIANA COMMISSION ELEVATOR INSPECTOR HAS EXAMINED THE EQUIPMENT, HIS REPORT WILL BE INCLUDED. AT THIS TIME, IT APPEARS THAT THE FALL WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.

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