Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104546957 - Knox Lumber Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 104546957

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 05/29/1987

Site Address:
Knox Lumber Co.
250 5th Ave. S.
Hopkins, MN 55343

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:5211

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/02/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/22/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360759740

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$432	$0	$0	$0	$0	$432
Current Penalty	$432	$0	$0	$0	$0	$432
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	19100178 M 2	06/15/1987	06/18/1987	$432	$432	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19100135	06/15/1987	06/18/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 998641

Event: 05/28/1987

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING SHEETROCK

EMPLOYEE #1 (A LUMBER YARD EMPLOYEE) WAS PREPARING A DISPLAY OF 2 UNITS (80 SHEETS) OF SHEETROCK. AN AUTHORIZED FORKLIFT OPERATOR WAS INSTRUCTED TO BRING A FORKLIFT TO THE STORAGE/DISPLAY AREA TO MOVE THE MATERIAL FROM STORAGE HEIGHT (APPROX. 132") TO GROUND LEVEL. WHILE THE LOAD OF SHEETROCK WAS SUSPENDED OVERHEAD, EMPLOYEE #1 MOVED UNDER THE LOAD TO PLACE SPACERS ON THE GROUND FOR PLACEMENT OF THE SHEETS. THERE WAS A SUDDEN FAILURE IN THE WELD OF THE ATTACHMENT CLEAT ON THE LEFT FORK, CAUSING ALL OF THE SUSPENDED MATERIAL (WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 4960 POUNDS) TO FALL ONTO EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104546957			Fatality	Fracture	Sales workers, hardware and building supplies

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