OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14304778

FRACTURE,REPAIR,STUCK,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,ARM,DOOR

1989-02-19T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,REPAIR,STUCK,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,ARM,DOOR
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14304778
Report ID: 1050210

Event description

Employee injured in fall from overhead door

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 climbed a ladder to service an overhead door that was stuck in its t rack in the open position. As he crawled on top of the door, his weight caused t he door to close and he fell 18 feet. He was hospitalized with compound fracture s to both arms.

Victims (2)

#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
2

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
503

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
2
#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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