Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313572539 - Dixon Electrical Systems And Contracting, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Ky Labor Cabinet Division Of Osh Compliance

Inspection Nr: 313572539

Report ID: 0452110

Date Opened: 04/01/2011

Site Address:
Dixon Electrical Systems And Contracting, Inc.
40th & Winchester Ave.
Ashland, KY 41101

Mailing Address:
3352 Norwood Rd., Huntington, WV 25705

Union Status: Union

SIC:1731

NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/20/2011

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/09/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102499795

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201859915

Event: 03/31/2011

Employee Is Burned and Asphyxiated in Explosion

Employee #1 was conducting electrical diagnostics on a tap precipitator in a coke plant. The employee removed the wrong hatch mistakenly, allowing coke oven gas to escape into the atmosphere. The coke oven gas exploded and blew Employee #1 off an elevated platform. Employee #1 suffered fatal burns and asphyxiation.

Keywords: BURN, ASPHYXIATED, COKE OVEN, CONSTRUCTION, EXPLOSION, FACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313572539			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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