Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14913891 - Widmer Bros Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 14913891

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 01/02/1985

Site Address:
Widmer Bros Inc
1617 Hwy 7
Victoria, MN 55331

Mailing Address:
4519 Shoreline Dr Po Box 218, Spring Park, MN 55384

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/04/1985

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/02/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360589097

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$160	$0	$0	$0	$0	$160
Current Penalty	$160	$0	$0	$0	$0	$160
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	01/15/1985	01/18/1985	$160	$160	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 690503

Event: 12/20/1984

LPG CYLINDER FIRE

ON DECEMBER 20, 1984, AT APPROXIMATELY 8 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A PIPE CONNECTION IN A SANITARY SEWER LIFT STATION, MEASURING 5 FEET INSIDE DIAMETER BY APPROXIMATELY 14 FEET DEEP. A CO-WORKER BEGAN LOWERING A LPG CYLINDER, WITH A LIT BURNER, INTO THE LIFT STATION. THIS WAS TO MELT THE ICE THAT HAD ACCUMULATED OVERNIGHT. AFTER LOWERING THE LPG CYLINDER ABOUT HALFWAY, THE CYLINDER FELL FROM THE LOWERING ROPE AND CRASHED TO THE LIFT STATION FLOOR, BREAKING THE BRASS BURNER FITTING. GAS LEAKED FROM THE BROKEN FITTING AND IGNITED. EMPLOYEE #1 RECIEVED BURNS TO 25% OF HIS BODY, ON HIS FACE AND HEAD, RIGHT ARM, CHEST, THIGHS AND LEGS.

Keywords: GAS FITTING, BURN, FIRE, LP GAS, LPG CONTAINER, GAS LEAK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14913891			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction laborers

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