Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2722445 - Truss T Components Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 2722445

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 09/13/1985

Site Address:
Truss T Components Inc
5414 Booneville Hwy
Evansville, IN 47715

Mailing Address:
Po Box 5388, Evansville, IN 47715

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2421

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/23/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/23/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360742043

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 732057

Event: 09/11/1985

STRUCK IN HEAD BY FLYING PIECE OF WOOD

AT 12:45 PM ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A DEPAUW QUADRI-CUT SAW, MODEL #7524, SERIAL #223. HE WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY A PIECE OF SCRAP WOOD WHICH HAD BEEN THROWN FROM THE SAW. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED A FRACTURED SKULL, AND IS HOSPITALIZED AT ST MARYS MEDICAL CENTER IN EVANSVILLE, INDIANA. ALL THE SAW SAFEGUARDS WERE IN PLACE AND IN PROPER WORKING ORDER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT, IN ORDER TO PREVENT FURTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE, ADDITIONAL GUARDING BE ADDED TO THE SAW TO PROTECT THE OPERATOR FROM ANY FLYING PIECES OF SCRAP WOOD.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARD, SKULL, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2722445			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sawing machine operators

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