Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14747158 - Early Daniel Co Inc Beechgrove Plant

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 14747158

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 08/28/1984

Site Address:
Early Daniel Co Inc Beechgrove Plant
1300 Bethel Ave
Beechgrove, IN 46107

Mailing Address:
P O Box 100, Beechgrove, IN 46107

Union Status: Union

SIC:5153

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/10/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: N:Grain

Case Closed: 09/17/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360581664

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14463954

Event: 08/02/1984

IMPALED BY FALLING PIECE OF PIPE

ON AUGUST 2, 1984, AT APPROXIMATLY 8:40 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ON A WOODEN STRAIGHT LADDER, APPROXIMATLY 15 FEET IN THE AIR. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOOSENING A 1 INCH GALVINIZED PIPE JOINT WITH A PIPE WRENCH. A 20 FOOT SECTION OF THE PIPE ABOVE HIM CAME LOOSE FROM THE SIDE OF THE GRAIN BIN AND FELL, STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT SHOULDER. THE PIPE ENTERED HIS BODY AT THE LEFT SHOULDER AND EXITED THROUGH HIS LOWER ABDOMEN, KILLING HIM.

Keywords: CHEST, IMPALED, PIPE, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14747158			Fatality	Puncture	Industrial machinery repairers

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