OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14297436
BURNS INTERNATIONAL SECURITY SERVICES
TOWSON, MD—
Event description
CRUSHED BETWEEN GATE AND FENCE
Investigation abstract
ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ARRIVED FOR WORK AT 11:45 PM. THEY INTENDED TO RELIEVE THE GUARD ON DUTY. WHILE THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PR ESSING AN INTERCOM BUTTOM TO ALERT THE GUARD INSIDE THE BUILDING, EMPLOYEE #1 AT TEMPTED TO CLIMB THE GATE. THE GUARD INSIDE THE BUILDING ACTUATED THE GATE-OPENI NG SWITCH WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLIMBING IT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CAUGHT AND CRUSHED BETWEEN THE GATE AND FENCE. HE SUFFERED INTERNAL INJURIES REQUIRING HOSPITALIZAT ION.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 426
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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