Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125583211 - Don Chapin Company

Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office

Inspection Nr: 125583211

Report ID: 0950612

Date Opened: 04/18/1997

Site Address:
Don Chapin Company
420 Crazy Horse Canyon Road
Salinas, CA 93907

Mailing Address:
440 Crazy Horse Canyon Road, Salinas, CA 93907

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/16/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/07/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362207573

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170885024

Event: 04/17/1997

Employee killed when struck by ricocheting part

At approximately 12:45 p.m., Employee #1 was performing his assigned task of "shooting ropes through conduits," which involved using compressed air to fire a "mouse" through a conduit. He inserted the mouse into a 100 yd conduit and injected the compressed air, not realizing that the conduit was blocked at the other end. The mouse traveled between 30 and 75 feet before shooting backward with lethal velocity and striking Employee #1 in the upper left side of his torso. The impact fractured his upper left rib, and the pointed end of the mouse was driven into his heart. Employee #1 died of internal bleeding within minutes.

Keywords: HEART, AIR PRESSURE, CONDUIT, HEMORRHAGE, COMPRESSED AIR, CONSTRUCTION, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125583211			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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