Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104534136 - Southern Minnesota Sugar Cooperative

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 104534136

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 01/22/1987

Site Address:
Southern Minnesota Sugar Cooperative
Jct Hwy 212 E & Cord 1
Renville, MN 56284

Mailing Address:
Po Box 500, Renville, MN 56284

Union Status: Union

SIC:2063

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/23/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/01/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360761357

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$245	$0	$0	$0	$0	$245
Current Penalty	$245	$0	$0	$0	$0	$245
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	19100212 A 1	02/04/1987	09/02/1987	$245	$245	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14447932

Event: 12/20/1986

EMPLOYEE'S FOOT CRUSHED IN HYDRAULIC HOIST

EMPLOYEE #1 DROVE A SEMI-TRUCK CONTAINING SUGAR BEETS ONTO A LARGE HYDRAULIC HOIST. THE HOIST PIVOTS ALONG ONE OF ITS SIDES, TIPPING THE TRUCKS SIDEWAYS SO THAT THE BEETS CAN BE RELEASED INTO A HOPPER. THE EMPLOYEES (TRUCK DRIVERS) ARE INSTRUCTED TO STAND ON A PLATFORM DURING THIS OPERATION. EMPLOYEE #1, HOWEVER, LEFT THE PLATFORM TO WARM HIMSELF IN THE CAB OF A WAITING TRUCK. SUBSEQUENTLY HE LEFT THE CAB OF THE WAITING TRUCK TO GRAB A CHAIN WHICH IS MOUNTED ON THE HOIST AND IS USED TO SECURE THE TRUCKS TO THE HOIST DURING DUMPING OPERATIONS. THE CHAIN WAS HANGING OFF THE NOW-OPEN EDGE. AS THE HOIST RETURNED TO THE DOWN POSITION, EMPLOYEE #1 HELD THE CHAIN OUT OF THE SHEAR POINT AREA. HOWEVER, HE FAILED TO NOTICE THAT HIS FOOT WAS IN THE SHEAR POINT AREA. HIS FOOT WAS CRUSHED AND LATER HAD TO BE AMPUTATED.

Keywords: HYDRAULIC LIFT, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, FOOT, INATTENTION, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104534136					Occupation Not Listed

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