Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103025797 - Therm-O-Link Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103025797

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 09/21/1988

Site Address:
Therm-O-Link Inc.
10153 Freedom St.
Garrettsville, OH 44231

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 285, Garrettsville, OH 44231

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3357

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/09/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/23/1988

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 687616

Event: 09/20/1988

Employee killed when crushed by tipping unit

Employee #1 and a coworker were positioning a top-heavy piece of machinery onto floor bolts with the use of jacks and cribbing. Employee #1 was on his knees adjusting the jack at one end when the unit tipped and crushed him to death. The unit weighed about 9,000 lb and was 10 1/2 ft long by 2 1/2 ft wide by 6 ft high. The jack in use was a 20 ton hydraulic Heinen-Werner, which showed no evidence of defect. The causal factor was the absence of any manner of securing the unit against tipping while it was raised on a jack.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OVERTURN, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103025797					Occupation Not Listed

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