Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104511779 - Obayashi Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 104511779

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 07/14/1986

Site Address:
Obayashi Corp.
Pelham Blvd. & Otis Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55104

Mailing Address:
2635 4th St. Se, Minneapolis, MN 55414

Union Status: Union

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/18/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/24/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360760946

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 689885

Event: 07/12/1986

Employee's leg later amputated after tunnel roof cave-in

At 6:05 a.m. on July 12, 1986, Employee #1 was a member of a crew that was in a tunnel installing ground support over a mining machine when an approximately 8 ft long by 3 ft wide by 18 in. thick chunk of the tunnel's crown fell onto his right leg. At 6:15 a.m., he was brought to the surface and taken to the hospital, where his leg was amputated below the knee. The tunnel face was approximately 965 ft from the main construction shaft.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, CAVE-IN, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104511779			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers

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