OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14304778

ALASKA STATE OF DOT

VALDEZ, AK· 1989-02-19T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE, REPAIR, STUCK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ARM, DOOR
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2537777
Employer profile: ALASKA STATE OF DOT
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
Fracture (12)

Part of body
ARM-MULT (2)

Accident type
FALL(FROM ELEVATION) (5)

Source of injury
WORKING SURFACE (42)

Occupation
Supervisors, mechanics and repairers (503)

Human factor
EQUIP. INAPPROPR FOR OPERATION (6)

Environmental factor
WORK-SURFACE/FACIL-LAYOUT COND (13)

Task assigned
Task not regularly assigned (2)
#981 Age 0

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