Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171048168 - Employee killed when struck by falling overhead door

Accident Summary Nr: 171048168 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 11/29/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115074486	12/01/1995	3799	0	Featherlite Trailer Mfg. Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:50 a.m., Employee #1 was standing under a 16 ft wide by 17 ft high overhead door while two other maintenance workers were trying to repair the door. The door was stuck in a partially open position, but had to be closed to be repaired. As the workers were trying to close the door, the upper portion of the door came out of the overhead rails and swung downward, striking Employee #1 in the back of the head. At 8:00 p.m. that evening, Employee #1 died.

Keywords: HEAD, REPAIR, UNSECURED, STUCK, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115074486			Fatality	Concussion	Machinery maintenance occupations

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