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Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights | ||||
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| Nr: 487958.015 | Report ID: 0524530 | Open Date: 06/27/2012 | ||
| Jason Incorporated | ||||
| Rend Lake, Gun Creek Areanull Benton, IL 62812 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 336360/Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing | ||||
| Mailing: 411 E. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 2100null, Milwaukee, WI 53202 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 06/27/2012 | |
| Close Case: | 01/03/2013 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 414571 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 20415.015 | Event: 06/26/2012 | An Employee Is Killed And Two Others Injured In Two Boat Col | ||||
| At approximately 3:30 p.m. on June 26, 2012, Employees #1, #2 and #3 of Jason In corporated dba Milsco de Mexico, a unit of Jason Inc., were riding on boats manu factured by BRP US Inc., a 23 foot and a 15 foot pleasure crafts. Both boats wer e piloted by BRP employees. Jason Incorporated is a seat supplier and BRP US Inc . was demonstrating how the seats in the boats performed and what forces acted u pon the seats. During the demonstration, the smaller boat turned into the path o f the larger boat. The employee of Jason Incorporated that was riding on the sma ller boat, Employee #1 was injured during the collision, stayed in the boat as t he boat travelled across the lake to the shore line and ran aground. The second employee of Jason Incorporated that was riding on the larger boat, Employee #2 w as also seriously injured during the collision. The third employee, Employee #3, also riding on the larger boat received only minor injuries. Both Employee #1 a nd #2 were transported by helicopter to St Louis Area hospitals. Employee #1 wa s pronounced dead at 5:37 p.m. that same day as a result of fractures and severe blunt force trauma to the brain. Employee #2 suffered major injuries that requi red surgery. The weather was clear, 98 degrees with wind at 1 mph. The investiga tion revealed that the employer of the boat operators, BRP US Inc., did not ensu re that employees operating the boats were protected from hazards by avoiding th e crossing in front of other boats. The investigation also revealed that the ope rator of the boat did not tether a Cutoff Switch cord to the boat prior to opera ting the boat. | ||||||
| Keywords: boat, collision, fracture, head, struck by | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 487958.015 | Hospitalized injury | Managers and administrators, n.e.c | |||
| 2 | 487958.015 | Fatality | ||||