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Inspection: 126568849 - Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Coop.

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

 

Inspection Nr: 126568849
Report ID: 0552700
Date Opened: 10/04/1996

Site Address:
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Coop.
East Hwy 40 And County Rd 10
Milan, MN 56262

Mailing Address:
East Hwy 212 P.O. Box 500, Renville, MN 56284

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2063

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/04/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/11/1997

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360240295
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 4 4
Current Violations 4 4
Initial Penalty $3,600 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,600
Current Penalty $3,600 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,600
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 19100027 B01 II 12/19/1996 06/02/1997 $900 $900 $0 P - Petition to Mod Abatement  
2. 01002 Serious 19100027 C04 12/19/1996 01/16/1997 $900 $900 $0 -  
3. 01003 Serious 19100027 D02 12/19/1996 01/16/1997 $900 $900 $0 -  
4. 01004 Serious 19100027 D03 12/19/1996 01/16/1997 $900 $900 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 999052
Event: 10/04/1996
Employee killed in short fall from fixed ladder

Employee #1 was descending a fixed metal ladder attached to the side of a hopper at a sugar beet piling station. When he was on the second or third rung from the bottom of the ladder, he fell backward, struck the base of his skull against the ground, and was killed. The ladder was 4 feet long and the distance from the top of the hopper to the ground was 5 feet 7 inches. Depending upon the rung from which Employee #1 fell, the approximate fall distance ranged from 2 feet 7 inches to 3 feet 7 inches. The medical examiner reported the cause of death as a closed head injury with skull fractures and evidence of brain damage.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STRUCK AGAINST, DESCENDING, FIXED LADDER, SKULL, METAL LADDER, FALL, BRAIN

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 126568849 Fatality Fracture Graders and sorters, agricultural products
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