Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 764811 - Employee killed when improperly secured hydraulic door falls

Accident Summary Nr: 764811 -- Report ID: 0931200 -- Event Date: 02/13/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107276222	02/13/1989	3398	0	Accurate Steel Treating Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was checking inside a heat treating oven for leaks. He propped open the hydraulic door with a piece of pipe, leaving the hydraulic pressure still on in the downward position. The pipe slipped and the door fell on Employee #1's head, breaking his leg and neck and killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SLIP, NECK, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107276222			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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