Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316574979 - Bps Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 316574979

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 06/21/2012

Site Address:
Bps Incorporated
2809 Winter St Ne
Minneapolis, MN 55413

Mailing Address:
16157 Quiet Valley Rd, Lindstrom, MN 55045

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3441

NAICS: 332312/Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/27/2012

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/28/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100512664

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$25,375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,375
Current Penalty	$10,375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,375
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	19100176 B	09/12/2012	09/16/2012	$10,000	$25,000	$0		F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100178 L04 III	09/12/2012	09/16/2012	$375	$375	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200515633

Event: 06/21/2012

Employee Is Crushed and Killed When Hit by Fixture

At approximately 12:35 p.m. on June 21, 2012, Employee #1, with Bps Inc., was working in the production area of the shop and was talking with a coworker. At the same time, another coworker, who was driving a forklift, was attempting to retrieve a pallet of sheet steel from a stationary steel rack with the fork lift truck. A 24 ft long steel fixture was stored above the pallet on the steel rack, and when the coworker removed the pallet, the steel fixture was inadvertently moved, causing it to slide off the racking and hit Employee #1 on the head. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Keywords: HEAD, SHEET METAL, STEEL, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PALLET

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316574979			Fatality	Other	Precision assemblers, metal

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