Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104581582 - Jesco, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 104581582

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 01/21/1987

Site Address:
Jesco, Inc.
12400 Marion Ln.
Minnetonka, MN 55343

Mailing Address:
7175 Cahill, Edina, MN 55435

Union Status: Union

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/21/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/04/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360761340

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$600
Current Penalty	$600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$600
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	19260055 A	02/06/1987	02/23/1987	$600	$600	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 690073

Event: 01/20/1987

THREE CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEES EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE

AT 2:30 PM ON JANUARY 20 1987, EMPLOYEES # 1, 2, AND 3 WERE SURFACE FINISHING THE CONCRETE FLOOR OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING BASEMENT. THE CONCRETE WAS BEGINING TO HARDEN FASTER THAN HAND TROWELING COULD KEEP UP WITH, SO THE THREE EMPLOYEES SWITCHED TO TROWELING WITH GAS-OPERATED POWER TROWELS. THE MACHINES WERE USED IN TWO ISOLATED CONFINED ROOMS WHICH WERE UNVENTILATED. THE THREE EMPLOYEES WERE OVERCOME BY FUMES AND HAD TO LEAVE THE WORK AREA. MEDICAL TREATMENT CONSISTED OF THE USE OF A HYPERBARIC CHAMBER AND OBSERVATION FOR 24 HOURS. THE EMPLOYEES' BLOOD COUNTS WERE 31 TO 36% (?) CO.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, VENTILATION, CONSTRUCTION, INHALATION, EXHAUST FUMES, CARBON MONOXIDE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104581582	Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Concrete and terrazzo finishers
2	104581582	Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Concrete and terrazzo finishers
3	104581582	Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Concrete and terrazzo finishers

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