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Accident Summary Nr: 201250198 - Employee Is Struck by Gate and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201250198 -- Report ID: 0257240 -- Event Date: 04/18/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311386551	04/18/2008	7381	561612	Capitol Security Police Inc

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 p.m. on April 17, 2008, Employee #1, a security guard, was waiting for the last person to leave the building that she was patrolling in order to close the crossing gate at the main entrance. The crossing gate was approximately 1,000 pounds and it had two parts that had to be pulled together and joined to close it. When the employee tried to close the gate, it came off of the rail and fell down on her. Employee #1 was killed. The crossing gate did not have in its safety devices on either side that would have prevented the derailment.

Keywords: STRUCK BY, SECURITY GUARD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311386551			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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