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Inspection: 104548094 - Arkay Construction Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

 

Inspection Nr: 104548094
Report ID: 0552700
Date Opened: 06/01/1987

Site Address:
Arkay Construction Co.
1001 W. 38th St.
Minneapolis, MN 55409

Mailing Address:
620 N. Co. Rd. 18 Suite 189, Minneapolis, MN 55427

Union Status: Union

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/15/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/29/1987

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360759757
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 2
Current Violations 2 2
Initial Penalty $1,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,000
Current Penalty $1,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,000
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 19260651 O 07/13/1987 07/16/1987 $500 $500 $0 -  
2. 01002 Serious 19260651 N 07/13/1987 07/16/1987 $500 $500 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 999573
Event: 06/01/1987
WALL FELL ONTO 2 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEES; 1 KILLED, 1 HURT

AT APPROXIMATELY 8:45 AM ON JUNE 1ST, 1987, TWO LABORERS (EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2) WERE DRIVING 5 FOOT LONG, 2 BY 6 INCH WOODEN STAKES INTO EXCAVATED SOIL ADJACENT TO A CONCRETE BLOCK FENCE WALL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A 90 POUND JACKHAMMER TO DRIVE THE STAKES. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS HOLDING THE STAKES FOR EMPLOYEE #1. THEY WERE LOCATED ABOUT IN THE CENTER OF THE LAST 20 FOOT SECTION OF THE WALL, BETWEEN THE WALL AND A SMALL SCAFFOLD. THE WALL WAS ABOUT 3 FEET BEHIND THEM. THEY WERE STANDING ABOUT 5 TO 6 FEET BELOW THE UNDISTURBED GROUND LEVEL ON THE OTHER (EAST) SIDE OF THE WALL. THE ENTIRE 20 FOOT SECTION OF WALL COLLAPSED AND FELL ONTO BOTH EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED OF COMPLICATIONS AT ABOUT 11:15 AM. EMPLOYEE #2 RECEIVED MULTPLE INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: WALL, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE SOIL

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 104548094 Fatality Other Construction trades, n.e.c.
2 104548094 Hospitalized injury Other Construction trades, n.e.c.
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