Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126491844 - John D. Hollingsworth On Wheels, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 126491844

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 04/16/1997

Site Address:
John D. Hollingsworth On Wheels, Inc.
3309 Laurens Rd.
Greenville, SC 29602

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 516, Greenville, SC 29602

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3552

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/17/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/30/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362627119

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 735415

Event: 04/09/1997

Employee hospitalized with concussion after fall to concrete

Employee #1, a machine operator in a textile machine manufacturing plant, was helping a coworker change a cutting wheel on a planer mill machine. This process consisted of unbelting the approximately 550 to 600 lb wheel and lifting it out of the machine with a hoist. Employee #1 was steadying the wheel when it began to tilt. He was standing 38 in. off the floor on the bed of the machine and fell backward, striking his head against the floor. Employee #1 lost consciousness and was bleeding from the back of his head. He was taken to the local hospital and admitted to the intensive care unit for treatment of a concussion.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, UNSECURED, FALL, CONCUSSION, LOST BALANCE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126491844			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Machinists

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