Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14565543 - EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY FALLING METAL DOOR

Accident Summary Nr: 14565543 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 06/04/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14591671	06/05/1985	2095	0	Hills Bros Coffee Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL A METAL DOOR ON A COFFEE ROASTER. WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK, THE CHAIN USED TO LIFT THE ROASTER DOOR BECAME UNFASTENED. THIS ALLOWED THE DOOR TO FALL AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE #1, KNOCKING HIM TO THE FLOOR. HIS HEAD WAS PINNED UNDER THE EDGE OF THE DOOR. THE LACK OF HAZARD RECOGNITION CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO THE RESULTING SERIOUSNESS OF THIS ACCIDENT.

Keywords: CHAIN, HEAD, UNSECURED, PINNED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14591671			Fatality	Fracture	Mechanical engineering technicians

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