Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303309702 - Jl Ward Company Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Bend

Inspection Nr: 303309702

Report ID: 1054115

Date Opened: 07/06/2000

Site Address:
Jl Ward Company Inc
20505 Murphy Rd
Bend, OR 97702

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7992

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/19/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/19/2000

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201700838

Event: 07/04/2000

Employee's face crushed by falling mower

On July 4, 2000, Employee #1 was doing maintenance on a 1,650 lb, model 2153 John Deere mower. He lifted the mower with a cherry picker and a 2 ft spreader bar and had positioned himself underneath to work on it, when the eye bolt on the spreader bar straightened. The moower fell on Employee #1's face and fractured his nose and palate, and inflicted numerous cuts. He was in intensive care for several days, but when this report was written was expected to recover fully. Employee #1 did not block the mower after he had raised it.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BLOCKS, OVERLOADED, NOSE, STRUCK BY, FACE, FALLING OBJECT, SPREADER BAR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303309702			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation Not Listed

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