Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100131960 - U. S. Postal Service

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100131960

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 06/02/1986

Site Address:
U. S. Postal Service
U. S. Main Post Office 433 W. Van Buren
Chicago, IL 60604

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4311

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership:

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/13/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/14/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360170500

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14386122

Event: 05/30/1986

Employee killed in fall through ventilation duct

At approximately 11:55 a.m. on May 30, 1986, Employee #1 and his foreman had just finished working near a ventilation duct. They were dismantling their scaffold and hoisting car, which were positioned over the ventilation duct. Employee #1 was standing on a plank next to an 18 inch opening between the planking when he lost his footing. He fell approximately 220 feet through the ventilation duct (from the 15th to the 1st floor) and was killed.

Keywords: DUCT, WORK RULES, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, DISMANTLING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100131960					Occupation Not Listed

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