OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14297261
BITUMINOUS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
ODENTON, MD·
Event description
Employees injured by falling steel door
Investigation abstract
Several employees were operating a stone crusher. There was a stop-up in materia ain again slipped, crushing their hands. Employees #1 and #2 required hospitaliz ation. l flow and the machine was shut down. Employee #1 opened a large 2,600 lb door b y attaching a chain around the lifting arm to the bucket of a front end loader. The loader raised the door to a vertical position, but not over the center, wher e the safety pins could hold the door open. Employee #1 stepped on the edge of t he opening and unhooked the chain from the arm. The door fell, crushing his foot . Employee #2 then climbed and rewrapped the chain on the arm. The loader opened the door about 1 ft and Employee #1 pulled out his foot. In doing so, Employees #1 and #2 had each placed one of their hands on the edge of the opening. The ch
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 768
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 768
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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