Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106551302 - Murphy Mechanical Contractors & Engineers

Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106551302

Report ID: 0524530

Date Opened: 07/19/1994

Site Address:
Murphy Mechanical Contractors & Engineers
20th & State Street
Granite City, IL 62040

Mailing Address:
1340 W. Price Road, St. Louis, MO 63132

Union Status: Union

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 10/31/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/02/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360326433

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14383665

Event: 07/19/1994

Employee killed by large volume of carbon monoxide

At approximately 7:20 a.m. on July 19, 1994, Employee #1 was helping his coworkers plumb up a venture pipe (a large vertical pipe). He was on the stone deck of the B furnace when furnace gas (carbon monoxide) escaped from an open goggle valve. Employee #1 immediately became unconscious and died within minutes.

Keywords: CARBON MONOXIDE, FURNACE, GAS LEAK, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, VALVE, CONSTRUCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106551302			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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