Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103067500 - Robert Woods Dba Robert Woods

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103067500

Report ID: 0524200

Date Opened: 05/04/1992

Site Address:
Robert Woods Dba Robert Woods
3601 North Skokie Highway
North Chicago, IL 60064

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: No Insp/Other

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/08/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/08/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360708804

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 848747

Event: 05/01/1992

Employee dies of asphyxia when pinned by air compressor

At approximately 5:50 p.m. on May 1, 1992, Employee #1, the employer, was attempting to unhitch an air compressor from a dump truck. The employee lay across the trailer part of the air compressor, which weighed approximately 400 lb. As he pulled the pin from the hitch and moved the air compressor down while lying across the trailer part, the air compressor went up in the air in an upright position, pinning the employee underneath the overhang of the dump truck. Employee #1 died of asphyxia.

Keywords: COMPRESSOR, ASPHYXIATED, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103067500			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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