Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103000386 - V.A. Smith Company

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103000386

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 12/09/1992

Site Address:
V.A. Smith Company
1919 Swift Road
Oak Brook, IL 60521

Mailing Address:
551 Glenn, Wheeling, IL 60090

Union Status: Union

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/21/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/24/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360118350

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 840371

Event: 11/25/1992

Employee killed when strikes head in 10 ft fall from ladder

Employee #1 was on a 10 ft stepladder installing 4 in. cast iron pipeline used for bathroom waste. The pipe was 11 ft above the ground. Employee #1 had inserted 2/3 of the oakum required, then turned to a coworker who was holding the pipe. At that moment, Employee #1 fell to the floor and his head hit the ground. Employee #1 suffered a fracture of the cerebral spine. He was hospitalized and died 12 days later.

Keywords: STRUCK AGAINST, HEAD, LADDER, FALL, FRACTURE, INSTALLING, SPINE, CONSTRUCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103000386					Occupation Not Listed

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