OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221554934

INDIANA STATE PRISON

MICHIGAN CITY, IN— 2023-04-10T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Head, Prison, Struck By, Workplace Violence
NAICS: 922140
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346635113
Employer profile: INDIANA STATE PRISON
Summary number: 221554934
Report ID: 0551800

Event description

Employee is killed when struck by angle iron

Investigation abstract

At 12:02 p.m. on April 10, 2023, an employee had a discussion with an incarcerated individual. The incarcerated individual struck the employee from behind with an angle iron. The employee was killed due to blunt force trauma to the right side of the head.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 61 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
7031

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