Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103980850 - Burns-Kish Funeral Home Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 103980850

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 02/03/1988

Site Address:
Burns-Kish Funeral Home Inc
5840 Hohman Ave
Hammond, IN 46320

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7261

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/04/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/02/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360470801

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 997809

Event: 02/02/1988

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN NECK CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR SHAFT

AT APPROXIMATELY 10 AM ON FEBRUARY 2, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BURNS-KISH FUNERAL HOME, INC., LOCATED IN HAMMOND, INDIANA, WAS TRANSFERRING A CASKET FROM THE MAIN FLOOR OF THE MORTUARY TO THE BASEMENT. HEA WAS WORKING ALONE. HE REMOVED THE CASKET FROM THE HAND POWERED FREIGHT ELEVATOR, LOCATED AT THE WEST END OF THE BUILDING. THE EMPLOYEE PROBABLY PULLED ON THE ROPE CONTROLLING THE MECHANICAL BRAKE BUT DID NOT APPLY SUFFICIENT FORCE TO SET THE BRAKE. AFTER THE CASKET WAS REMOVED, THE EMPLOYEE NOTICED THE ELEVATOR INCHING UPWARD, PROBABLY DUE TO MOVEMENT OF THE COUNTERWEIGHT. THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE ELEVATOR BY REACHING FOR THE BRAKE ROPE. HIS NECK AND HEAD AREA WERE PINNED BETWEEN THE EDGE OF THE ELEVATOR FLOOR AND THE TOP PORTION OF THE ELEVATOR SHAFT DOOR CASING. HE WAS ASPHYXIATED DUE TO A COMPRESSED TRACHEA.

Keywords: HEAD, ASPHYXIATED, BRAKE, COUNTERBALANCE, WORK RULES, NECK, ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103980850			Fatality	Asphyxia	Funeral directors

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