Inspection Detail

Inspection: 113321574 - Dakota Underground Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bismarck Area Office

Inspection Nr: 113321574

Report ID: 0830300

Date Opened: 06/07/1991

Site Address:
Dakota Underground Company, Inc.
40th Street & 15th Avenue South
Fargo, ND 58102

Mailing Address:
4001 15th Avenue Nw, Fargo, ND 58102

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/07/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/19/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360716450

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$1,400	$0	$0	$400	$0	$1,800
Current Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$200	$0	$900
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	19260021 B02	07/09/1991	08/12/1991	$700	$1,400	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040002 A	07/09/1991	08/12/1991	$200	$400	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 880823

Event: 06/03/1991

Employee killed in fall from excavator

Employee #1 was checking the radiator fluid level on a Caterpillar excavator. As he opened the radiator cap, hot fluid shot upward, striking his body. As he recoiled away from the hot fluid, his feet slipped on the wet surface and he fell 10 ft off the machine. His head struck against a sewer pipe and hard lumps of soil. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113321574			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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