Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126587476 - Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 126587476

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 07/21/1997

Site Address:
Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council
127 Deboer Ave.
Leota, MN 56153

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 787, 515 10th Street, Worthington, MN 56187

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8322

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/22/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/01/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360240592

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$8,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,600
Current Penalty	$4,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,600
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	19260404 B01 I	10/30/1997	11/04/1997	$4,000	$8,000	$0	11/05/1997	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260404 F07 IVC	10/30/1997	11/03/1997	$600	$600	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 813360

Event: 07/18/1997

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN PORTABLE LIGHT

An employee was holding a portable light in his right hand and a grounded steel controller for an insulation blower in his left hand. The steel controller led back to a truck. The portable light had a metal guard. The grounding strap at the receptacle outlet on the handle of unit was broken. The employee had connected the portable light to a grounded outlet beside a waterbed in an upstairs bedroom. The day was hot and humid, and the employee was perspiring so much that his shirt was soaked. The metal guard on the light, which was apparently energized by a ground fault, contacted the employee's chest, electrocuting the employee. His body had three burns on the center of his chest and one between his chest and left arm where a coworker found the portable light resting.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELECTRIC LIGHT--PORT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126587476			Fatality	Electric Shock	Insulation Workers

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