Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1441609 - Hub Machine And Tool Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1441609

Report ID: 0626300

Date Opened: 09/20/1984

Site Address:
Hub Machine And Tool Inc
721 Supply Street
Graham, TX 76046

Mailing Address:
P O Box 1429, Graham, TX 76046

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/21/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/21/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360557268

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14399174

Event: 09/14/1984

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK WHILE WORKING ON A TRUCK

ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1984, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTALLING A FIFTH WHEEL ON A 1984 GMC TRUCK. HE HAD TAKEN THE GROUNDING LEAD AND ATTACHED IT TO THE SKIRT OF THE TRUCK. EMPLOYEE #1 USED THE PROCEDURES THAT HE HAD LEARNED IN WELDING SCHOOL. THERE WAS NO AUTOPSY PERFORMED ON EMPLOYEE #1. THE DOCTOR STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS A HEART ATTACK. THERE WERE NO MARKS ON THE BODY. THE WELDER, MADE BY NATIONAL CYLINDER GAS COMPANY, WAS CHECKED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEADS HAD BEEN REPLACED ONLY ONE MONTH BEFORE. A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER CHECKED THE WELDER. HE STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO MALFUNCTION OF THE WELDER.

Keywords: WHEEL, HEART ATTACK, WELDER, WELDING, TRUCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1441609			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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