Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115054595 - Wallace Computer Svc. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 115054595

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 01/11/1994

Site Address:
Wallace Computer Svc. Inc.
900 Heritage Drive
Osage, IA 50461

Mailing Address:
4600 West Roosevelt Road, Hillside, IL 60162

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2759

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/09/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/15/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360203145

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$2,062	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,062
Current Penalty	$2,062	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,062
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C04 I	03/07/1994	04/21/1994	$1,031	$1,031	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C06 I	03/07/1994	04/21/1994	$1,031	$1,031	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170127120

Event: 01/10/1994

Employee dies of broken neck when struck by compressed bale

Employee #1, who was working alone, was making a plastic products bale for recycling. He was using an upstroke Economy baler designed for paper products. The plastic products being baled were sheet or film plastic and foam-type plastic. Employee #1 compressed the bale in the press and opened the two large doors to the press, intending to band the bale, when the bale exploded. It struck Employee #1 and threw him 16 ft from the press. He hit his head on a forklift and broke his neck at the c-3, c-4 level. Employee #1 eventually suffocated and died.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, EXPLOSION, BALER, NECK, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115054595			Fatality	Asphyxia	Crushing and grinding machine operators

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