OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14400485

ELECTRICIAN,INTERLOCK,CRUSHED,DOOR

1987-11-05T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICIAN,INTERLOCK,CRUSHED,DOOR
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14400485
Report ID: 626300

Event description

ELECTRICIAN CRUSHED BETWEEN MOVING DOOR AND WALL EDGE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS EMPLOYED AS A MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN FOR LTV. HE WAS FATALLY IN JURED WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A MOVING HANGAR DOOR AND THE WALL EDGE. THE EMP LOYEE HAD WORKED AT HIS PRESENT JOB SINCE AUGUST 24, 1987. THE HANGAR DOOR WAS C ONTROLLED BY TWO SEPARATE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS THAT WERE NOT INTERLOCKED OR OTHERW ISE DESIGNED SO THAT ONE SYSTEM COULD NOT OVERRIDE THE OTHER.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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