Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104519277 - Ellerbe Builders, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 104519277

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 03/04/1987

Site Address:
Ellerbe Builders, Inc.
1300 S. 2nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Mailing Address:
One Appletree Square, Bloomington, MN 55420

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/09/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/23/1987

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 999490

Event: 04/04/1987

STRUCK AND CRUSHED BY FALLING PRECAST CONCRETE PANEL

ON MARCH 9, 1987, AT APPROXIMATELY 7 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PREPARING TO UNLOAD A FLATBED TRAILER LOADED WITH PRECAST CONCRETE PANELS. THE PANELS, MEASURING 6 1/2 FEET BY 5 FEET, 9 INCHES BY 32 FEET, 1/8 INCH, WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 11,600 POUNDS, WERE LOADED ON THEIR EDGE. ONE OF THE PANELS TIPPED OFF THE TRUCK, STRIKING AND CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1. HE DIED OF MULTIPLE INTERNAL INJURIES.

Keywords: PANEL, CONCRETE PANEL, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104519277					Occupation Not Listed

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