OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #722512
ROOF,DOCK,STRUCK BY,ELEVATOR
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
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#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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