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Schindler Elevator Corporation

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — NEW YORK, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Schindler Elevator Corporation in NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Employer Schindler Elevator Corporation Report ID 2017032023
Address 825 8th Ave. City, State ZIP NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036
Event Date March 3, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Industry (NAICS) 561790 Inspection # 1215173
GPS Coordinates 40.76000, -73.98000

Incident 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.

Incident Summary

On March 3, 2017, a worker at Schindler Elevator Corporation in NEW YORK, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with wire, cables-nonelectrical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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