Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104519046 - Greif Brothers Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 104519046

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 02/06/1987

Site Address:
Greif Brothers Corp
3755 University Ave Ne
Minneapolis, MN 55421

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2655

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/11/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/20/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360761399

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$566	$0	$0	$0	$0	$566
Current Penalty	$566	$0	$0	$0	$0	$566
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	182065302	02/19/1987	02/22/1987	$319	$319	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A03 II	02/19/1987	03/23/1987	$247	$247	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14450118

Event: 02/06/1987

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH IN BARREL MAKING MACHINE

ON FEB 6, 1987, SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE PERFORMING ADJUSTMENTS ON A SIX-STATION BARREL MAKING MACHINE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO CYCLE THE MACHINE 1/6 OF A TURNTABLE REVOLUTION SO THAT THE NEXT BARREL HOLDING POST WOULD MOVE INTO THE ADJUSTMENT POSITION. WHEN HE REACHED FOR THE TRIP BUTTON OF THE MACHINE HE PLACED HIMSELF IN A HAZARDOUS POSITION BETWEEN ONE OF THE BARREL POSTS AND THE FIXED GLUING HEAD (ABOVE THE ADJACENT POST). WHEN THE MACHINE TRIPPED HE WAS CAUGHT IN THE CHEST AREA AND CRUSHED IN THE SCISSORS ACTION OF THE ROTATING POST AND THE FIXED HEAD IT MOVED UNDER.

Keywords: CHEST, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104519046			Fatality	Other	Cementing and gluing machine operators

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