Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312699440 - Organic Technologies Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 312699440

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 10/28/2008

Site Address:
Organic Technologies Inc
3750 Washington Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55412

Mailing Address:
9298 Central Ave Ne Suite 418, Blaine, MN 55434

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4953

NAICS: 562219/Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/02/2008

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/06/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100511690

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200514768

Event: 10/27/2008

Employee Asphyxiated in Pile of Leaves

At approximately 2:00 p.m., on October 27, 2008, Employee #1 was working at a compost facility emptying leaves from plastic bags. He was working at ground level along with three other employees who were cutting open bags. When a supervisor realized that Employee #1 was missing, a search was initiated in the pile of leaves. Employee #1's body was found in an approximately 12-ft-deep pile of loose and bagged leaves. There were no witnesses to the accident but it appeared that Employee #1 was killed when a garbage/recycling truck dumped a load of bagged leaves on him and then he was pushed into the larger pile by a front end loader. The medical examiner ruled the official cause of death to be asphyxiation. Employee #1 was wearing all of the required personal protective equipment, including a high visibility vest and a hardhat.

Keywords: GARBAGE TRUCK, ASPHYXIATED, FRONT END LOADER, HARD HAT, WASTE PROC FAC, DUMP TRUCK, REFLECTIVE VEST, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312699440			Fatality	Asphyxia	Laborers, except construction

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