OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14544126

UNSECURED,MACHINIST,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,DOOR

1988-03-10T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED,MACHINIST,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,DOOR
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14544126
Report ID: 317900

Event description

Employee killed when struck by flying door

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a maintenance machinist, was walking between two armor machines whe n an aluminum door came off one machine and struck Employee #1 on the head and s houlder. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 60 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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