Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310256797 - Ims Engineered Products Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310256797

Report ID: 0524200

Date Opened: 08/07/2006

Site Address:
Ims Engineered Products Llc
1 Innovative Way
Des Plaines, IL 60016

Mailing Address:
3801 N. Rose Street, Schiller Park, IL 60176

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3444

NAICS: 332439/Other Metal Container Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/25/2006

Emphasis: L:Forklift

Case Closed: 11/06/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101262954
Referral	201266897	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201262029

Event: 08/03/2006

Employee Dies in Fall from Forklift

At approximately 2:05 p.m. on August 3, 2006, Employee #1 was standing on the forks of a forklift that had lifted him approximately 10.5 ft above a concrete floor at IMS Engineered Products LLC. He was straightening reels of air hose that were stored on a shelf 13 ft high. He lost his balance, fell backwards, struck the back of his head on the forklift, and then fell to the floor. Employee #1 remained hospitalized in a coma until his death on August 8, 2006.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WAREHOUSE, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STORAGE RACK, LOST BALANCE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310256797			Fatality	Concussion	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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