Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104511597 - Mueller Pipeliners, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 104511597

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 07/03/1986

Site Address:
Mueller Pipeliners, Inc.
408 Atwater St.
St. Paul, MN 55117

Mailing Address:
2900 S. 166th St., New Berlin, MN 53151

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/03/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/16/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360760938

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14449508

Event: 07/02/1986

Employee crushed and killed by falling crane

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on July 2, 1986, Employee #1 was preparing to unload an Austin Western 7 ton tractor crane, serial #AW3, from a Load King lowboy tractor. In the process, the crane fell off the trailer and onto Employee #1, crushing and killing him. It is not known whether Employee #1 was driving the crane off the trailer or standing alongside the crane trying to reach its controls. The crane hook was still secured to the trailer; all other chains that should have been secured for travel had been removed. There were no witnesses to this accident.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, CRANE, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104511597			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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