Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170377857 - Employee injures leg when pinned by bay door

Accident Summary Nr: 170377857 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 11/27/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119714129	12/01/1995	3764	0	United Technologies

Abstract: On November 27, 1995, Employee #1 was struck by a closing concrete bay door that weighed approximately 18 tons. He was pinned against the door jamb and suffered internal nerve damage to his leg, for which he was hospitalized. Employee #1 was not aware that the door's controls had been altered to make them close automatically.

Keywords: PINNED, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, COMMUNICATION, DOOR, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119714129			Hospitalized injury	Other	Engineering technicians, n.e.c.

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