Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200020600 - Employee killed when neck crushed by closing bay door

Accident Summary Nr: 200020600 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 06/09/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300026259	09/23/1997	5093	0	Abca Recycling, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was closing an overhead door for the night. There was a 4 1/2 ft square metal partition built into the doorway, which was designed to fit a cutout section of the bay door. For some reason, Employee #1 stuck his head through the partition after activating the door to close. His neck became caught and was crushed between the partition and the door, killing him. Subsequent investigation revealed that at the time of the accident, Employee #1 had a blood alcohol level of 0.26 percent and traces of other drugs were found in his system.

Keywords: ALCOHOL, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, NECK, PARTITION, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300026259			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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