Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100160951 - Kleen Air Service Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100160951

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 06/02/1986

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

Mailing Address:
5338 N. Northwest Hwy., Chicago, IL 60630

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7349

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/04/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/20/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360170500

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$480	$0	$0	$0	$0	$480
Current Penalty	$150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$150
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	19100022 C	06/26/1986	06/29/1986	$150	$480	$0	07/25/1986	J - ALJ Decision

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	100160951			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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