Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104517008 - E.C.S. Systems, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 104517008

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 04/02/1987

Site Address:
E.C.S. Systems, Inc.
13330 Newlander Ave.
Lindstrom, MN 55045

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3449

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/03/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/04/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360760953

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$550	$0	$0	$0	$0	$550
Current Penalty	$550	$0	$0	$0	$0	$550
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100176 B	05/05/1987	05/08/1987	$550	$550	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 999581

Event: 04/02/1987

STRUCK BY PRE-CAST CONCRETE PANELWHICH FELL OVER

ON APRIL 2, 1987, AT APPROXIMATELY 12 PM, EMPLOYEES #1 & #2 WERE PREPARING TO HOIST A PRE-CAST CONCRETE PANEL FROM THE STORAGE YARD, USING AN OVERHEAD CRANE. SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, A DIFFERENT PRE-CAST PANEL BEHIND THE EMPLOYEES COLLAPSED ON TOP OF THEM. THE PRE-CAST PANEL, WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 5000 POUNDS AND MEASURING 8 1/2 INCHES THICK, 10 FEET WIDE AND 21 1/2 FEET LONG, HAD BEEN STORED IN AN UPRIGHT AND UNSECURED POSITION. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED AS A RESULT OF A HEAD INJURY. EMPLOYEE #2 SUFFERED A CRUSHING-TYPE COMPOUND FRACTURE OF HIS RIGHT LEG.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, PANEL, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, CONCRETE PANEL, STRUCK BY, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104517008			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers
2	104517008			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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