Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104591789 - Quadrant Company

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 104591789

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 11/17/1986

Site Address:
Quadrant Company
201 6th Ave. Ne
Perham, MN 56573

Mailing Address:
Po Box 241, Perham, MN 56573

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4961

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/17/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/20/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360761258

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$232	$0	$0	$0	$0	$232
Current Penalty	$232	$0	$0	$0	$0	$232
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	182065302	12/29/1986	02/27/1987	$232	$232	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14448112

Event: 11/16/1986

TWO EMPLOYEES BURNED WHEN SPLASHED WITH HOT WATER AND STEAM

EMPLOYEE #1, WHO HELD A CHIEF ENGINEER GRADE B LICENSE, WAS IN CHARGE. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS THE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR. THEY WERE REMOVING A BURNED OUT CIRCULATING PUMP MOTOR FROM AN ELECTRODE STEAM BOILER. THE BOILER CONTAINED A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER HEATED TO ABOUT 200 DEGREES. WHEN THEY PULLED THE PUMP THEY REMOVED ALL THE BOLTS HOLDING THE FLANGE (THEY SHOULD HAVE LEFT TWO). HOT WATER AND STEAM SPLASHED ON THE TWO EMPLOYEES WHEN THE PUMP FLANGE WAS PULLED AWAY FROM THE HOUSING. THEY RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS OVER 40 TO 60% OF THEIR UPPER BODIES (FACE, HANDS, CHEST, STOMACH).

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, TORSO, STEAM, HOT WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104591789			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Stationary engineers
2	104591789			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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