Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170732630 - Employee injured when struck by falling roll-up door

Accident Summary Nr: 170732630 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/22/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119962744	03/28/1994	5064	0	Gte Supply

Abstract: At approximately 1:25 p.m. on March 22, 1994, Employee #1 was walking out of a warehouse to help his coworkers move a trash container. As he walked through the open doorway, the roll-up door fell on his upper back and shoulders. Employee #1 was hospitalized. The employer's lease agreement indicates its responsibility for maintaining the premises. When the door was repaired, it was determined that a bearing failure in the door raising mechanism prevented the chain drive from holding the door in a raised position during a gust of wind.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, HOISTING MECHANISM, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119962744			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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