Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108433632 - Shaw & Son Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 108433632

Report ID: 0352430

Date Opened: 07/12/1991

Site Address:
Shaw & Son Inc.
3909 Hollins Ferry Road
Baltimore, MD 21227

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 456, Severn, MD 21144

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7999

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/29/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/09/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360620652

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170071583

Event: 07/09/1991

Employee injured when caught between Ferris wheel seats

Employee #1 was standing between two buckets/seats on the middle unit, dismantling a Wisdom Ferris wheel. The cock bar was in the wrong position, causing the wrong bucket to move. Employee #1 became caught between the moving and the stationary buckets, sustaining head and chest injuries. He had been working on Ferris wheels for more than 40 years and received training at least once a year.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, AMUSEMENT RIDE, FERRIS WHEEL, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108433632			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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