Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104560040 - L.H. Sowles Company

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 104560040

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 07/10/1987

Site Address:
L.H. Sowles Company
91 S. 6th St.
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Mailing Address:
2813/2817 Bryan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55408

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/27/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/29/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360759948

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 998914

Event: 07/10/1987

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL THROUGH ROOF DECKING

AT APPROXIMATELY 9 AM ON JULY 10, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER IRONWORKER WERE LAYING STEEL DECKING ON THE 27TH FLOOR OF A 57 STORY OFFICE CENTER UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE EMPLOYEES REALIZED THAT ONE PIECE OF DECKING WAS TOO SHORT, SO THEY DECIDED TO HAND CARRY IT ONTO THE COMPLETED PORTION OF THE DECKING TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY. EMPLOYEE #1 GRABBED THE NORTH END OF THE PIECE, WHICH WAS IN AN OPEN AREA, WHILE HIS PARTNER GRABBED THE OTHER END NEAR THE COMPLETED PORTION OF THE DECK. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD JUST REACHED THE EDGE OF THE COMPLETED AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED, MISSED THE DECK AND FELL 26 FEET TO THE COMPLETED STEEL DECK ON THE 25TH FLOOR. AT ABOUT 11 AM THE EMPLOYEE DIED, IN SURGERY, OF THE MULTIPLE TRAUMATIC INJURIES INCURRED IN THE FALL.

Keywords: ROOF, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104560040			Fatality	Other	Structural metal workers

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