Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104595673 - Viracon, Inc. Division Of Apogee Enterprises

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 104595673

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 08/29/1986

Site Address:
Viracon, Inc. Division Of Apogee Enterprises
800 Park Dr.
Owatonna, MN 55060

Mailing Address:
Viracon, Inc. Division Of Apogee Enterprises, 800 Park Dr., MN 55060

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3231

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/05/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/23/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360761068

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 690008

Event: 08/28/1986

EMPLOYEE STRUCK IN HEAD BY LOAD OF GLASS INSULATORS

AT APROXIMATELY 12:30 AM ON AUGUST 28, 1986, THE MARVIN "L" FRAME FRAME CART HAD BEEN LOADED WITH FIVE 2-LAYER ASSEMBLIES OF INSULATED GLASS, USING THE VACUUM LIFT JIB CRANE. THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE FIVE GLASS ASSEMBLIES WAS 1500 POUNDS. EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE PREPARING TO MOVE THE LOADED GLASS CART WHEN IT SUDDENLY TIPPED OVER. THE LOAD OF GLASS STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD, KNOCKING HIM AWAY FROM THE LOAD AND ONTO THE FLOOR. HE LANDED, UNCONSCIOUS, ON HIS LEFT SIDE. HE WAS TAKEN TO ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER WHERE HE DIED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1986.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, STRUCK BY, CART, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104595673			Fatality	Concussion	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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