Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14878474 - Minnesota Building Center

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 14878474

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 01/15/1985

Site Address:
Minnesota Building Center
David Eastrold Farm 1 Mile North Of Hartland & 3 M
Hartland, MN 56042

Mailing Address:
Rfd 2 Box 4b, Mapleton, MN 56065

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1751

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/15/1985

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/05/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360589121

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$66	$0	$0	$0	$0	$66
Current Penalty	$66	$0	$0	$0	$0	$66
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	19260500 B01	01/23/1985	01/26/1985	$66	$66	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14445431

Event: 01/08/1985

FALL THROUGH FLOOR OPENING TO CONCRETE

EMPLOYEE #1 HAD CLIMBED A LADDER UP TO A PLATFORM (12' X 66' X 8") ABOVE THE CONCRETE FLOOR. SOME WOODEN PREHUNG DOORS WERE TO BE HANDED UP TO HIM. ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE 12' WIDE PLATFORM WAS A FLOOR OPENING FOR SPIRAL STAIRS, 4' WIDE X 78" LONG. THE OPENING HAD BEEN LEFT UNCOVERED FROM THE PREVIOUS DAYS WORK. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD JUST RECEIVED AND SET THE PREHUNG DOOR DOWN ON THE PLATFORM, WHEN HE APPARENTLY TURNED AND STEPPED INTO THE FLOOR OPENING. HE LANDED ON HIS HANDS AND FACE, STRIKING HIS FOREHEAD. CO-WORKERS CAME TO HIS AID AND CALLED AN AMBULANCE. IT WAS APPARENT HIS WRISTS WERE BROKEN , AND BLOOD WAS COMING FROM HIS NOSTRILS. HE DIED TWO DAYS LATER AS A RESULT OF COMPLICATIONS FROM A SKULL FRACTURE, ACCORDING TO THE OLMSTEAD COUNTY CORONER.

Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, HEAD, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, FALL, WRIST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14878474			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenters

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