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Inspection: 17372798 - Powers Building Mart. Inc.
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Inspection Information - Office: Virginia Safety 8 | ||||
| Nr: 17372798 | Report ID: 0355118 | Open Date: 05/07/1986 | ||
| Powers Building Mart. Inc. | ||||
| Radford Army Arsenal (Area "0") Radford, VA 24141 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 0782/Lawn and Garden Services | ||||
| Mailing: P. O. Box 1032, 706 E Fourth Street, Pulaski, VA 24301 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 05/07/1986 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 05/13/1986 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360632491 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 14291439 | Event: 05/05/1986 | Employee Killed When Struck By Rock Thrown By Mower | ||||
| At approximately 3:00 p.m. on April 6, 1986, Employee #1 and a coworker were using John Deere roto-mowers to cut the grass in area O of the Radford Army Arsenal. The coworker was on one side of the road, approximately 180 ft from Employee #1, when his mower contacted a rock. It was thrown backward and across the roadway, striking Employee #1 on the right side of the head and hitting his hard hat. Employee #1 suffered a concussion and later died at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. | ||||||
| Keywords: head, lawn mower, struck by, concussion, flying object | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 17372798 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported | ||