Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126559582 - K M H Erectors Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 126559582

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 01/21/1997

Site Address:
K M H Erectors Inc.
2010 Adams St.
Mankato, MN 56001

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 37, Maple Plain, MN 55359

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/22/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/24/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360240469

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	182065302	02/14/1997	02/20/1997	$5,000	$5,000	$0	02/25/1997	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 813469

Event: 01/20/1997

Employee killed in fall from steel bar joists

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on January 20, 1997, Employee #1, a foreman, was standing atop steel bar joists, using a tape measure to check the spaces between them for a possible 2 in. discrepancy. He fell 19 ft and 4 in. to the frozen ground and was killed. It was frosty that morning, and Employee #1 was working alone. He was not using any form of fall protection, and he was not working from an aerial lift or elevating work platform. The employer contended that steel erection does not require fall protection for fall hazards of less than 25 ft.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, FROZEN, WORK SURFACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126559582			Fatality	Concussion	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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