Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2891885 - Babcock & Wilcox

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 2891885

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 07/11/1985

Site Address:
Babcock & Wilcox
Sherco Iii
Becker, MN 55308

Mailing Address:
3333 Copley Rd, Copley, OH 44321

Union Status: Union

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/12/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/02/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360589717

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$357	$0	$0	$0	$0	$357
Current Penalty	$267	$0	$0	$0	$0	$267
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	07/22/1985	07/25/1985	$267	$357	$0	08/13/1985	R - Review Commission

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 689703

Event: 07/08/1985

STRUCK BY FALLING PIECE OF PLYWOOD

ON JULY 8, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING IN THE FIRE BOX AREA OF THE POWERHOUSE AT ELEVATION 970, SIGNALLING INSTRUCTIONS TO THE OPERATOR OF A DROVE HYDRAULIC CRANE. SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK IN THE FOREHEAD BY A PIECE OF PLYWOOD WHICH MEASURED 2 X 8 FEET X 1/2 INCH. THE PLYWOOD HAD FALLEN 213 FEET FROM LEVEL 1183, WHICH IS THE HORIZONTAL ECONOMIZER OUTLET BANK, BAY #2. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH A CONCUSSION AND A SEVERE LACERATION ACROSS HIS FOREHEAD.

Keywords: HEAD, LACERATION, CONCUSSION, CONSTRUCTION, OVERHEAD PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2891885			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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