Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104520440 - Rainbow, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 104520440

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 04/28/1987

Site Address:
Rainbow, Inc
Water Tower - 2323 Stillwater Ave.
Maplewood, MN 55119

Mailing Address:
7324 - 36th Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55427

Union Status: Union

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/15/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/09/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360759641

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$689	$0	$0	$0	$0	$689
Current Penalty	$689	$0	$0	$0	$0	$689
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	182065302	05/28/1987	05/31/1987	$221	$221	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260451 A13	05/28/1987	05/31/1987	$468	$468	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14449417

Event: 04/28/1987

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN BOOM COLLAPSED

AT APPROXIMATELY 12 NOON ON APRIL 28, 1987 EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SANDBLASTING INSIDE A WATER STORAGE TANK ABOUT 30 FEET ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. HE WAS SITING ON A METAL BOATSWAIN CHAIR ATTACHED TO A "WHIRLEY GIG" BOOM WHICH EXTENDED 47 1/2 FEET FROM THE TANK CENTER. THE BOOM CONSISTED OF 10 FOOT ALUMINUM SECTIONS WELDED TO CONNECTION PLATES. A WELD BROKE ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE CENTER POINT, CAUSING THE BOOM TO COLLAPSE. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL ABOUT 30 FEET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. A LIFELINE, SAFETY BELT AND LANYARD WERE USED. HOWEVER, THE EMPLOYEE FORGOT TO TAKE UP THE SLACK WHEN HE REACHED THE WORKING ELEVATION. A BUTTERFLY CLAMP WAS USED ON THE LIFELINE. ALSO, ABOUT 350 POUNDS OF HOSES WAS DRAPED OVER THE BOOM AT THE BREAK POINT, CAUSING ADDITIONAL STRESS ON THE WELD. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED A CRACKED PELVIS BONE.

Keywords: LIFELINE, BOOM, COLLAPSE, BROKEN WELD, CONSTRUCTION, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104520440			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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