Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2761070 - Ace Hardware Store

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 2761070

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 01/16/1985

Site Address:
Ace Hardware Store
State Route 10
Roselawn, IN 46372

Mailing Address:
Po Box 149, Roselawn, IN 46372

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5251

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/21/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/05/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360582290

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14223556

Event: 09/30/1984

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING WOOD PANELS

At approximately 12:45 p.m. on September 30, 1984, Employee #1 and the assistant store manager were in the process of helping a customer load four- foot by eight-foot by-one-eighth-inch wood panels onto a customer's truck. As the assistant store manager and the customer were loading the first of the panels, Employee #1 stayed at the display rack. The panels were on a metal rack that was raised two feet above the floor. The panels were on braces which were set at an angle in order to hold the panels on the rack. The top braces were either loosened or removed. As Employee #1 apparently stepped off the rack, the bottom braces slipped from the shelf, causing the panels to fall forward. Employee #1 was knocked backwards to the floor. His head struck the floor, resulting in a skull fracture. Contributing factors to the accident were: the bottom slipping from the display shelf base, and the top holding attachments being loosened or removed. There were no witnesses to the accident. The above information is surmised. Employee #1 died of his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WOOD PANEL, SKULL, BRACE, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2761070			Fatality	Fracture	Sales workers, hardware and building supplies

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