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Company Owner Dies After Falling 15 Feet Down an Freight Elevator Shaft
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1994/06/30
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Description:On December 1, 1993, the 46-year-old owner of a clothing manufacturing company was killed after falling 15 feet down a freight elevator shaft. The incident occurred in a large three-story warehouse where the victim was renting space for his clothing manufacturing business. At about 5 p.m., the owner was trying to move a customer order from his second floor workshop to the loading dock on the first floor. Because the call buttons on the freight elevator were not functioning, the victim went to the first floor to raise the elevator to the second floor. Not realizing that the elevator was on the second floor, the victim opened the elevator door in the dark vestibule and stepped into the empty elevator shaft, falling 15 feet into the warehouse basement. NJDOH FACE investigators concluded that, in order to prevent similar incidents in the future, these safety guidelines should be followed: 1. Building owners and employers should ensure that elevators are maintained in proper working order. 2. Building owners and employers should ensure that entrances, exits, and work areas are properly lit.
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Pages in Document:3 pdf pages
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NIOSHTIC Number:20026582
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2013-109353
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Citation:Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 93NJ115, 1994 Jun; :1-3
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Federal Fiscal Year:1994
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Performing Organization:New Jersey Department of Health
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Start Date:1991/09/30
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End Date:2005/08/31
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Resource Number:FACE-93NJ115;FACE 93-NJ-115-01;
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