Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104555024 - Markfort Construction Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 104555024

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 07/13/1987

Site Address:
Markfort Construction Co.
1636 Rosehill Circle
St. Paul, MN 55108

Mailing Address:
110 Glenwood Ave., Big Lake, MN 55309

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1522

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/14/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/17/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360759963

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 998450

Event: 07/09/1987

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL THROUGH A ROOF

AT APPROXIMATELY 7 AM ON JULY 9, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A GARAGE ROOF CUTTING 4 BY 8 SHEETS FOR ROOF DECKING AND HANDING THEM TO ANOTHER CARPENTER ON A GABLE. HE WAS 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. A PART OF THE ROOF DECKING, ALTHOUGH NORMAL IN OUTWARD APPEARANCE, HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY FITTED AND NAILED TO THE TRUSS. EMPLOYEE #1 STEPPED ON THIS IMPROPERLY SECURED DECKING. THE 16 PENNY NAILS PARTIALLY HOLDING THE DECKING IN PLACE PULLED FROM THE TRUSS AND EMPLOYEE #1 FELL 11 FEET TO THE GARAGE FLOOR. HE SUFFERED A BRUISED TIBIA AND FRACTURES OF THE LEFT ANKLE.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, TIBIA, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, ANKLE, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104555024			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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