Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104594478 - Crawford Merz Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 104594478

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 05/30/1986

Site Address:
Crawford Merz Co.
935 Prairie Center Dr.
Eden Prairie, MN 55344

Mailing Address:
2316 4th Ave. So., Minneapolis, MN 55404

Union Status: Union

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/30/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/23/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360760821

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$288	$0	$0	$0	$0	$288
Current Penalty	$288	$0	$0	$0	$0	$288
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	19260602 C01 VI	06/09/1986	06/09/1986	$288	$288	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14449482

Event: 05/28/1986

Employee's skull fractured in fall from forklift

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on March 28, 1986, Employee #1 was standing in a wooden trash box suspended approximately 64 in. above the ground by a Lull forklift. The forklift was moving in reverse when the box fell from the elevated forks, struck Employee #1 on the back of the head, and threw him to the ground. His forehead struck the ground and he was hospitalized with a concussion and fractured skull. The box was not secured to the forklift, and it lacked guarding on one side.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, SKULL, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104594478			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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