OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14200281
FRACTURE,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,TOE,ELEVATOR,DOOR,FOOT,INATTENTION,LEG
Event description
STRUCK BY ACCESS DOOR TO PERSONNEL HOIST
Investigation abstract
ON JULY 9, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2, BOTH EMPLOYED BY TH E THEY WERE WORKING ON THE DOOR. OTHER EMPLOYEES ON THE GROUND LEVEL WERE YELLIN G TO THE HOIST OPERATOR TO STOP, BUT HE COULDN'T HEAR THEM BECAUSE OF THE SURROU NDING NOISE LEVEL. THE HOIST CAME DOWN AND STRUCK THE ACCESS DOOR AT GROUND LEVE L, KNOCKING IT ASIDE. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE STRUCK BY THE FLYING DOOR. BOTH W ERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED A BROKE N RIGHT TOE AND FOOT. EMPLOYEE #2 RECEIVED AN INJURY TO HIS RIGHT SHIN. HE WAS T REATED AND RELEASED THAT DAY. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOSPITALIZED. E AMPAT SOUTHERN CORP., WERE STANDING AT GROUND LEVEL BY THE WEST FACE OF THE BU ILDING. THIS IS THE LOCATION OF THE TWO PERSONNEL HOISTS. THE SOUTH PERSONNEL HO IST, #WH 2060, WAS DESCENDING TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE #2 HAD APPARENTLY BEEN LOA DING SOME GLASS INTO ONE OF THE HOISTS AND EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN CALLED TO GROUND LEVEL TO ANSWER A QUESTION. THE TWO EMPLOYEES WERE STANDING IN FRONT OF THE TWO PERSONNEL HOISTS AND HAD NOTICED THAT THE ACCESS DOOR TO THE HOIST WAS OFF THE TRACKS. THE DOOR WAS LEANING INWARD AT THE TOP. THEY BOTH TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVE S TO TRY TO PLACE THE DOOR BACK ON THE TRACK. THE HOIST WAS ON ITS WAY DOWN WHIL
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 558
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 597
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 2
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