Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2883908 - Spancrete Midwest Co

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 2883908

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 08/02/1985

Site Address:
Spancrete Midwest Co
Pope County Courthouse On Hwy 55
Glenwood, MN 56334

Mailing Address:
P O Box 206, Osseo, MN 55369

Union Status: Union

SIC:1741

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/05/1985

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/29/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360589758

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1			1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$1,106	$0	$0	$1,106
Current Penalty	$1,106	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,106
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	19260550 A09	08/14/1985	08/17/1985	$1,106	$1,106	$0	08/28/1985	R - Review Commission

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 689273

Event: 07/30/1985

CRUSHED BETWEEN CRANE COUNTERWEIGHT AND CRANE CARRIAGE

EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN HELPING HOOK UP LOADS ON A SEMI-TRAILER BED WHEN HE STATED TO A COWORKER THAT HE HAD TO GO DO SOMETHING. HE LEFT TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE CRANE AND DISAPPEARED AROUND IT. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN HIRED "ON CALL" AS A CRANE OILER FROM THE LOCAL TRADES HALL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CRANE OPERATOR BEGAN TO SWING A LOAD TOWARDS THE ROOF, WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING AND STOPPED. HE LOOKED BEHIND THE CRANE AND SAW THE HEAD OF EMPLOYEE #1 CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK CRANE AND THE CRANE COUNTERWEIGHT. THERE WASN'T ANY SWING RADIUS PROTECTION OF ANY KIND IN PLACE.

Keywords: HEAD, BARRIER GUARD, GUARD, CRANE CARRIAGE, CRUSHED, CRANE COUNTERWEIGHT, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2883908			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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