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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017032023 · 3/3/2017 · Schindler Elevator Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Wire, cables-nonelectrical

Employer

Name
Schindler Elevator Corporation
Location
825 8th Ave., NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10036
NAICS
561790
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing a "rope shortening" operation on a freight elevator. One of the six suspension wire cables broke and a section of the wire cable fell onto the employee on top of the elevator car. The employee was hospitalized for a bone fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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