Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14422877 - Employee killed in fall after being struck by overhead door

Accident Summary Nr: 14422877 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 02/10/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106631757	02/14/1991	2038	0	Tony'S Pizza Service

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing with one foot atop a 10 ft high overhead door, keeping the pressure off the door latch so a coworker could disengage the latch and open the door. After the latch was disengaged, the door rose quickly and either pushed or struck Employee #1. He fell 10 ft, landing head first on the floor; he was killed. Employee #1 had put more winds on the torsion springs after installing a different set of cable drums on the overhead door. It was later determined that the wrong size torsion springs had been installed.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, FALL, STRUCK BY, DOOR, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106631757			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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