Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126572338 - Linco Iron Erection, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 126572338

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 11/16/1995

Site Address:
Linco Iron Erection, Inc.
3700 Preserve Blvd W
Burnsville, MN 55337

Mailing Address:
12785 60th Street N.E., Rogers, MN 55374

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/16/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/14/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360240113

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$450
Current Penalty	$450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$450
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	12/21/1995	12/25/1995	$450	$450	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200510022

Event: 11/02/1995

Employee killed in fall from steel beam

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on November 2, 1995, Employee #1, an iron worker, was setting bridging on bar joists when he fell approximately 27 ft from an I-beam. He landed on his chest and face in a small mound of clay and sand. Emergency services was called and Employee #1 was taken to St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center with a shattered spleen and other abdominal injuries, head and face injuries, and renal failure. He remained comatose for two weeks and eventually suffered the loss of major organ functions before he died on November 15, 1995. Employee #1's coworkers said that he had been tied-off with a safety harness and lanyard to a static line before he fell.

Keywords: HEAD, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, TIE-OFF, ABDOMEN, SPLEEN, LIFELINE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126572338			Fatality	Other	Structural metal workers

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