Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103132734 - Mccarmick Equipment Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cincinnati Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103132734

Report ID: 0522000

Date Opened: 05/01/1989

Site Address:
Mccarmick Equipment Co., Inc.
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056

Mailing Address:
11591 Grooms Road P.O. Box 42664, Cincinnati, OH 45242

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5084

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/25/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/01/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360648133

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 869131

Event: 04/27/1989

Employee dies of anesthesia allergy after job injury

Employee #1 was assisting in the installation of a dock plate power pack component when the threads on a pull rod were stripped. The tension on the spring was released and the installation bar was jettisoned outward, crushing the palm area of Employee #!'s right hand. Employee #1 was transported by Life Squad to McCullough-Hyde Hospital at Miami University in Ohio, suffering a palm laceration and two broken fingers. He was then transported to Bethesda Base Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio, by Air Care for specialized hand surgery. In preparation for surgery Employee #1 was given a local anesthetic to which he had an allergic reaction. He went into cardiac arrest and died. The coroner's report will follow.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, ALLERGIC REACTION, FINGER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CARDIAC ARREST, LACERATION, FLYING OBJECT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103132734			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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