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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #722512

ROOF,DOCK,STRUCK BY,ELEVATOR

Event
ROOF,DOCK,STRUCK BY,ELEVATOR
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
722512
Report ID
521700

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY ROOF OF ELEVATOR

Investigation abstract

At approximately 8:40 a.m. on March 15, 1990, Employees #1 and #2 were working i n the dock area. They noticed a couple of men standing in the parking lot near t he employees' cars. There had been instances of theft and vandalism. Employees # 1 and #2 stepped off the dock approximately 10 ft. When Employee #2 saw a huge o bject coming toward them, he ran in the opposite direction. Employee #1 was stru ck by the roof of the elevator.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

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