Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 153376.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by two safe doors that fell

Accident Summary Nr: 153376.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 02/01/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1647553.015	02/01/2023		332999	Hamilton Safe Co.

Abstract: At 6:30 p.m. on February 1, 2023, Employee #1 was spray painting safe doors and a door frame. The safe doors got stuck, and Employee #1 received assistance from a coworker, a PIV operator, who lifted the frame and doors up with a PIV. The doors were dislodged from the hinges and both doors (each weighing 300 lbs.) fell on top of Employee #1, causing fatal injuries. Employee #1's skull was crushed.

Keywords: Crushed, Door, Falling Object, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Skull, Spray Painting

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1647553.015	59	M	Fatality		Painting and paint spraying machine operators

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