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Inspection: 104558127 - Bladholm Bros.

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

 

Inspection Nr: 104558127
Report ID: 0552700
Date Opened: 06/24/1987

Site Address:
Bladholm Bros.
7310 Penn Ave. S.
Richfield, MN 55423

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 326, Osseo, MN 55369

Union Status: Union

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/31/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/07/1987

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360759914

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 998682
Event: 06/24/1987
ONE WORKER KILLED, TWO INJURED WHEN ROOF COLLAPSED

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 AM ON JUNE 24, 1987, EMPLOYEES #2 AND #3 WERE JUST FINISHING UP PLACING 12 INCH PRE-CAST CONCRETE ROOF PLANKS ON A ONE STORY CONCRETE BLOCK BUILDING. SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE ROOF PLANKS BEGAN COLLAPSING. EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS STANDING ON THE ROOF MAKING AN ESTIMATE OF ROOF WORK REMAINING, FELL BETWEEN THE COLLAPSING CONCRETE PLANKS AND WAS CRUSHED. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS THROWN OUT OF THE BUILDING, WHILE EMPLOYEE #3 RODE THE FALLING PLANKING DOWN. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED OF MULTIPLE INTERNAL INJURIES. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH SEVERE LACERATIONS AND EMPLOYEE #3 RECEIVED A MINOR ABRASION ON ONE FOREARM.

Keywords: LACERATION, COLLAPSE, FALL, ABRASION, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, ARM

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 104558127 Hospitalized injury Cut/Laceration Construction trades, n.e.c.
2 104558127 Non Hospitalized injury Bruise/Contus/Abras Construction trades, n.e.c.
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