Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1360364.015 - 98532 - Building Zone Industries Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 1360364.015

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 11/13/2018

Site Address:
98532 - Building Zone Industries Llc
601 Barzen Ave S
Thief River Falls, MN 56701

Mailing Address:
1233 S Old Hwy 91, Hc 65 Box 340, Kanarraville, UT 84742

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/24/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/30/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1401240

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,800
Current Penalty	$1,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,400
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	52070720	05/01/2019	05/11/2019	$1,400	$2,800	$0	05/07/2019	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 111087.015

Event: 11/15/2018

Employee is pinned between aerial basket and I beam and late

At 11:40 a.m. on November 6, 2018, an employee was working independently in a JLG aerial lift in a new commercial construction building installing finishing bolts in already placed 2 foot high I-beams at a height of 31 feet and 7 inches at the third floor mezzanine above the dirt ground. The safety collar on the left joystick of the JLG aerial basket control panel used by an employee was modified without the manufacturer's approval. The employee sustained internal brain injuries after being pinned between an I-beam and the JLG lift basket controllers. On November 15, 2018 at 1:50 p.m., the employee died from asphyxiation from the work related incident that occurred on November 6, 2018.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Aerial Lift Controls, Asphyxiated, Beam, Brain, Construction, Head, Installing, Pinned

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1360364.015	27	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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