Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18315713 - Lithonia Lighting

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 18315713

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 03/09/1989

Site Address:
Lithonia Lighting
1001 W. Dykes Street
Cochran, GA 31014

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3645

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/09/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/10/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360450449

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 606905

Event: 03/07/1989

Employee dies following heel surgery

At 11:15 p.m. on March 6, 1989, Employee #1 was cleaning up metal scrap by his press. The scrap was 22 gauge, approximately 2 in. wide by 2 ft long. Although Employee #1 was wearing leather work shoes, a piece of scrap metal struck his right ankle, severing the Achilles tendon. An operation was performed at 5:00 p.m. on March 7, 1989. Employee #1 died at 12:15 a.m. on March 8, 1989. An autopsy was performed, and the death certificate states the cause of death as asphyxiation due to esophageal intubation. The ankle injury was not life-threatening. The company allows any type of leather shoe. A 5(a)(l) letter recommends excluding leather tennis shoes; however, this recommendation would not have prevented Employee #1's injury.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, PPE, CLEANING, LACERATION, SCRAP METAL, RESPIRATORY TRACT, STRUCK BY, ANKLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18315713			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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