Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126557792 - Wis Pak Of Mankato

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 126557792

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 03/25/1996

Site Address:
Wis Pak Of Mankato
1707 Tower Blvd.
North Mankato, MN 56001

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3669, Mankato, MN 56002

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2086

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/25/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/15/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360240212

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,700
Current Penalty	$2,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,700
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A03 II	05/16/1996	05/20/1996	$2,700	$2,700	$0	06/04/1996	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 813311

Event: 03/22/1996

Employee killed when crushed by pallet lift

On March 22, 1996, Employee #1 was working the second shift, running a computer-operated soft drink palletizer. To clear the photoelectric cell, he entered the automated area through an opening that was not interlocked, as were all the other gates. While he was clearing the jam, the computer attempted to reset its cycle. The employee was killed when the pallet lift came down and crushed him.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, PALLETIZED CARGO, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126557792			Fatality	Other	Packaging and filling machine operators

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