Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305289175 - New Mech Companies

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 305289175

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 06/08/2002

Site Address:
New Mech Companies
Black Dog Power Plant
Burnsville, MN 55337

Mailing Address:
1633 Eustis St, St Paul, MN 55108

Union Status: Union

SIC:1541

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/28/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Falls

Case Closed: 10/01/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360315451

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200512879

Event: 06/07/2002

Employee is killed in fall when catwalk collapses

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on June 7, 2002, Employee #1 was engaged in dismantling a catwalk. He was standing at one end of the walkway and began to remove the bolts on the upper support knee bracing when the section collapsed. Employee #1 fell 33 ft to the ground and was killed. The main section of the catwalk was supported by a crane and rigging. This was not true for the section on which Employee #1 was working even though at 1:00 p.m. a coworker had initiated the first phase of the dismantling project by removing the lower bracing.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CATWALK, FALL, BRACING, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305289175			Fatality	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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