OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14565543

CHAIN,HEAD,UNSECURED,PINNED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1985-06-04T00:00:00

Event: CHAIN,HEAD,UNSECURED,PINNED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14565543
Report ID: 950411

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY FALLING METAL DOOR

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL A METAL DOOR ON A COFFEE ROASTER. WHILE PER FORMING THIS TASK, THE CHAIN USED TO LIFT THE ROASTER DOOR BECAME UNFASTENED. TH IS ALLOWED THE DOOR TO FALL AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE #1, KNOCKING HIM TO THE FLOOR. H IS HEAD WAS PINNED UNDER THE EDGE OF THE DOOR. THE LACK OF HAZARD RECOGNITION CO NTRIBUTED GREATLY TO THE RESULTING SERIOUSNESS OF THIS ACCIDENT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
215

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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