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Oregon
Revised Statute 460.045(7) prohibits a person from placing an elevator
back in service, if the elevator has caused an injury to a person. If
the elevator caused an injury to a person, report the accident to the
Building Codes Division and obtain permission from the Chief Elevator
Inspector before reactivating the elevator.
An Elevator Accident
Report must be filed with the division.
What to do in the event of an elevator accident:
Determine the cause of the accident through the use of a licensed elevator
contractor.
- If the elevator did not cause the accident, the licensed elevator
contractor may reactivate the elevator without notifying the division.
- If the elevator did cause the accident, report the accident to the
Chief Elevator Inspector and file an Elevator Accident Report with the
division. After repairing the elevator, obtain permission to reactivate
the elevator from the Chief Elevator Inspector.
This process does not supersede any other law or rule requirements such
as reporting to the appropriate insurer or OR-OSHA in the event of a work
place injury.
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