Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2905792 - Opus Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 2905792

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 02/20/1985

Site Address:
Opus Corporation
5601 Smetana Dr
Minnetonka, MN 55343

Mailing Address:
9900 Brem Rd E, Minnetonka, MN 55343

Union Status: Union

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/20/1985

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/02/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360589196

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1			1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$1,600	$0	$0	$1,600
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Repeat	19260500 D01	02/26/1985	03/01/1985	$1,600	$1,600	$0	03/11/1985	R - Review Commission	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14239974

Event: 02/18/1985

Employee injured in fall from decking

At 5:15 p.m. on February 20, 1985, Employee #1 was installing sheets of plywood as decking material on the fifth floor center. The floor is constructed in separate "tables" that are 4 ft apart, usually at the column line. The decking is typically constructed with a 2 by 4 on the metal joist, which supports a 4 in. by 4 in. beam, which in turn supports the plywood. The 2 by 4 rug rail and the 4 by 4 beam had not yet been installed, and the plywood under Employee #1's foot gave away when he attempted to jump across the 4 ft opening between the east and west "tables." He fell from the fifth to the fourth floor decking, suffering a fractured left clavicle, head trauma, and a laceration behind his left ear. A 4 ft by 8 ft sheet of 3/4 in. plywood had been placed across the opening just 6 ft from the place of the fall. Employee #1 misjudged a hazardous situation.

Keywords: DECKING, FRACTURE, HEAD, INSTALLING, SHOULDER, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2905792			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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