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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #707067

ABDOMEN,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,DOOR,PRESSURE RELEASE,FOOT,LEG

Event
ABDOMEN,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,DOOR,PRESSURE RELEASE,FOOT,LEG
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
707067
Report ID
352420

Event description

PRESSURIZED DOOR SUDDENLY OPENED, STRIKING EMPLOYEE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLOSING THE OUTSIDE DOOR ON THE MEDICAL LOCK OF A HYPERBARIC CHA MBER. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES, AND EMPLOYEE #1 DOES NOT REMEMBER WHAT OCCURRED. IT IS LIKELY THAT EMPLOYEE #1 TURNED ON THE AIR PRESSURE TO THE MEDICAL LOCK HAT CHWAY BEFORE THE DOOR WAS FULLY CLOSED. THE DOOR CLOSING PIN WAS HELD BY FRICTIO N ONTO THE DOOR BRACKET ENDS UNTIL A BUILD-UP OF INTERIOR PRESSURE OVERCAME THE FRICTION. THE DOOR SUDDENLY BURST OPEN, STRIKING EMPLOYEE #1 AND CAUSING INJURIE S TO HIS LEFT LEG, RIGHT FOOT AND ABDOMEN.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    95
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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