Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2918571 - North Central Public Service Co

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 2918571

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 12/05/1985

Site Address:
North Central Public Service Co
14361 Co Rd 7
Andover, MN 55403

Mailing Address:
1080 Montreal Ave, St Paul, MN 55116

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4932

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/09/1985

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/07/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360760565

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$228	$0	$0	$0	$0	$228
Current Penalty	$228	$0	$0	$0	$0	$228
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	19100110 B16	12/20/1985	02/26/1986	$132	$132	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19100110 E14 I	12/20/1985	12/23/1985	$96	$96	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 690289

Event: 12/02/1985

Employees burned by propane fire

Employee #1 was repairing a propane gas tank on a truck. He brought the truck inside a garage to bleed off the propane in one tank. The gas was ignited by a pilot light on a water heater. Employees #1, #2, and a customer suffered 2nd- and 3rd-degree burns.

Keywords: BURN, REPAIR, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, PROPANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2918571			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers
2	2918571			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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