Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1665721.015 - M & J Industrial Services, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1665721.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 04/25/2023

Site Address:
M & J Industrial Services, Llc
12460 New Avenue
Lemont, IL 60439

Mailing Address:
3124 S. 60th Court, Cicero, IL 60804

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/01/2023

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/26/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	2024436
Inspection	1665893		Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 160177.015

Event: 04/25/2023

One employee is killed, one is injured during explosion

At 9:45 a.m. on April 25, 2023, an explosion occurred in a blending tank located at Seneca Petroleum Co., Inc. in Lemont, IL. The explosion caused the blending tank lid and agitator to violently erupt from the tank and strike Employee #1 and Employee #2. Employee #1 suffered fatal blunt force trauma injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:05 a.m. Employee #2 was transported to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, IL and admitted for treatment for a leg injury. Both employees were contractors working for M & J Industrial Services, LLC performing site remediation when the tank exploded. The explosion was unrelated to the work being conducted by the contactor(s).

Keywords: Agitator, Blunt force trauma, Explosion, Leg, Struck By, Tank

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1665721.015	25	M	Fatality

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