Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101940336 - M. A. Mortenson Company

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 101940336

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 08/01/1989

Site Address:
M. A. Mortenson Company
801 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309

Mailing Address:
700 Meadow Lane N., P.O. Box 710, Minneapolis, MN 55440

Union Status: Union

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/08/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 02/15/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360741326

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$900
Current Penalty	$400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$400
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	19260021 B02	08/10/1989	08/13/1989	$400	$450	$0	08/29/1989	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260552 A01	08/10/1989	08/13/1989	$450	$450	$0	08/29/1989	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 672915

Event: 07/31/1989

EMPLOYEE KILLED DUE TO FALL FROM HOIST TOWER

Employee #1 was installing stop and limit switch bars on a two-car personnel and material hoist system at the 12th-floor level of the hoist tower. Two other employees were assisting with the process and were on top of one of the cars at ground level. As the car at ground level began to ascend, the counterbalance struck the employee causing him to fall from the hoist tower. He struck the next lower level and was killed.

Keywords: STRUCK AGAINST, HOIST, FALL, STRUCK BY, ELEVATOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101940336					Occupation Not Listed

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