Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104571740 - Lefebvre And Sons, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 104571740

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 12/08/1986

Site Address:
Lefebvre And Sons, Inc.
16501 Hwy. 10
Elk River, MN 55330

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4213

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/13/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/18/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360761274

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$122	$0	$0	$0	$0	$122
Current Penalty	$122	$0	$0	$0	$0	$122
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	182065302	02/04/1987	03/09/1987	$122	$122	$0	-
2.	02001	Other	5210063001	02/04/1987	03/09/1987	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02002	Other	5210065002	02/04/1987	03/09/1987	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 689042

Event: 11/11/1986

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BETWEEN LENGTHS OF SEWER PIPE

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 AM EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO EIGHT-FOOT LENGTHS OF CONCRETE SEWER PIPE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS A TRUCK DRIVER FOR LEFEBVRE & SONS TRUCKING CO. HE PULLED HIS SEMI TRAILER, LOADED WITH SEWER PIPE, ONTO THE SITE AT THE BARTON GRAVEL PIT IN LAKE ELMOE, MINNESOTA. HE UNLOADED THE FIRST LENGTH OF PIPE. WHEN IT WAS ON THE GROUND HE PULLED HIS TRUCK AHEAD AND STARTED TO UNLOAD THE SECOND PIPE. HE REMOVED THE WOODEN BLOCK ON THE PIPE, CAUSING IT TO ROLE BACK ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK TO THE UNLOADER. HE THEN WALKED TO THE PIPE ON THE GROUND AND BEGAN TO CROSS OVER IT TO SET THE WOODEN BLOCK (TO STOP THE ROLLING PIPE). THE PIPE ROLLED FASTER THAN HE EXPECTED AND CAUGHT HIM AS HE WAS CROSSING OVER. HIS HIP AND PELVIS WERE CAUGHT AND CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO EIGHT-FOOT LENGTHS OF PIPE (EACH WEIGHING 12,720 POUNDS). HIS LEFT HIP AND PELVIS WERE BROKEN. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE UNDERWENT EMERGENCY SURGERY. HE HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL AND IS AT HOME RECUPERATING.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, PELVIS, PIPE, HIP, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104571740			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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