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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 107971871 - Sheller Globe
Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor
Site Address:
Sheller Globe
Main St
Grabill, IN 46741
Mailing Address:
Po Box 500, Grabill, IN 46741
Union Status: Union
SIC:3714
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/17/1988
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/30/1988
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360471841 |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 1:30 a.m. on September 24, 1988, Employees #1 and #2 were installing an overhead water pipe from a hydraulic lift basket. The basket collapsed and fell 15 ft to the floor when the boom column separated from the boom pin at the top knuckle on the lift. As the basket fell, Employee #1 was impaled in the right side of her chest by a 2 foot long by 1 1/2 inch square metal beam that was attached in an upright position to a cut-off saw table. Employee #1 was taken to Parkview Hospital in Ft. Wayne, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Employee #2 suffered only minor bruises and abrasions. The hydraulics of the Roto Zoom 30 lift basket, serial #0403712790210, did not fail.
Keywords: CHEST, METAL BAR, INSTALLING, BOOM, IMPALED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, ABRASION, FALL, AERIAL LIFT, CONTUSION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 107971871 | Fatality | Puncture | Helpers, mechanics and repairers | ||
| 2 | 107971871 | Non Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Industrial machinery repairers |