OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #884478
AIRCRAFT,HEAD,HIGH WIND,UNSECURED,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CAUGHT BETWEEN,DOOR
Event description
Employee killed when head caught in cargo door
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 had secured the open cargo door to the side of an aircraft. When the wind caught and jerked the door, the hook was stressed and stretched. The hook released the securing chain, allowing the door to swing shut, catching Employee #1's head between the door and door jamb on the aircraft. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 1
- Occupation code
- 883
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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