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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 111697173 - T.E.M. Co., Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry
Site Address:
T.E.M. Co., Inc.
Crow Wing Cord 102
Aitkin, MN 56431
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 349, Aitkin, MN 56431
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3599
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Planned
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/05/1992
Emphasis: L:Si
Case Closed: 04/30/1993
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $841 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $841 |
| Current Penalty | $841 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $841 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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 | 12/04/1992 | 12/10/1992 | $841 | $841 | $0 | 12/22/1992 | W - Empr Withdrew |
Investigation Summary
At 4:25 p.m. on November 3, 1992. Employee #1 and four other persons were repairing the rollers/bearings at the top of a short strand eliminator in a wood products manufacturing company. Employee #1 and two others had constructed a catch platform approximately 19 ft above the opening over the outbed conveyor. The platform was created by jamming one end of some 2 by 4s under the eliminator's final roller(s), resting the opposite ends on the end frame of the machine, and then placing a 4 by 8 ft sheet of wood on top of the 2 by 4s. The work of removing, repairing, and reinstalling the rollers progressed from the opposite end, and had reached the point at which the final roller holding the 2 by 4s was removed. Employee #1 then walked onto the platform. The entire platform slipped downward toward the end frame, causing the ends of the 2 by 4s to slip off the frame member under the roller. The entire platform system came apart and fell with Employee #1 through a vertical chute into the conveyor system below. The employee was hospitalized, and died on January 16, 1993.
Keywords: FRACTURE, REPAIR, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, WORK PLATFORM
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111697173 | Fatality | Fracture | Millwrights |