OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14519490

917TH TACTICAL FIGHTER GROUP

BARKSDALE, LA· 1986-04-22T13:15:00

Event: HEAD, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, DOOR, INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101017077
Employer profile: 917TH TACTICAL FIGHTER GROUP
Summary number: 14519490
Report ID: 625700

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S HEAD CRUSHED BY CLOSING AIRCRAFT HANGAR DOORS

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 1:15 ON APRIL 22, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS MOVING SOME EQUIPMENT I NTO AN AIRCRAFT HANGAR. HE OPENED THE LARGE, ELECTRICALLY OPERATED HANGAR DOORS PART WAY AND STUCK HIS HEAD IN TO SEE IF IT WAS CLEAR. APPARENTLY HE ACCIDENTALL Y HIT THE OPEN/CLOSE TOGGLE SWITCH WHICH WAS LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR. THE DOOR CLOSED ON HIS HEAD, CRUSHING IT. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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