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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14297436

REMOTE CONTROL,CRUSHED,INATTENTION

Event
REMOTE CONTROL,CRUSHED,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14297436
Report ID
352420

Event description

CRUSHED BETWEEN GATE AND FENCE

Investigation abstract

ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ARRIVED FOR WORK AT 11:45 PM. THEY INTENDED TO RELIEVE THE GUARD ON DUTY. WHILE THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PR ESSING AN INTERCOM BUTTOM TO ALERT THE GUARD INSIDE THE BUILDING, EMPLOYEE #1 AT TEMPTED TO CLIMB THE GATE. THE GUARD INSIDE THE BUILDING ACTUATED THE GATE-OPENI NG SWITCH WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLIMBING IT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CAUGHT AND CRUSHED BETWEEN THE GATE AND FENCE. HE SUFFERED INTERNAL INJURIES REQUIRING HOSPITALIZAT ION.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    426
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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