Incident date: 2017-10-25
NAICS industry code: 237130

Employees were troubleshooting an elevator. The injured employee opened the overhead hatch and climbed halfway out onto the ladder to attempt to toggle some switches. Another employee hit the up arrow and the elevator moved crushing the injured employee's right arm between the ladder and the elevator resulting in a fractured and punctured arm. The interlock switch was damaged and did not work allowing the elevator to move with the overhead hatch open.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate