Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170238216 - Employee struck by swinging freight trailer door

Accident Summary Nr: 170238216 -- Report ID: 1055310 -- Event Date: 12/29/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111453452	01/02/1991	4213	0	Oak Harbor Freight Lines Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was delivering freight to the warehouse at the Texaco Refinery in Anacortes, WA. Because the holding latch was broken and winds were gusting that day up to 40 mph, the right-swinging back door was wired open to the side of the trailer. The wind caught the door, broke the thin tie wire, and swung the door around. The door caught Employee #1 in the shoulders and back of the head, knocking him down. As he fell, he fell across the forks of a forklift, striking his forehead on one of the forks. Employee #1 suffered severe head injuries, which required hospitalization.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, HEAD, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, STRUCK BY, LOST CONTROL, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111453452			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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