Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101712495 - A. A. Star Sewer Service

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101712495

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 08/19/1986

Site Address:
A. A. Star Sewer Service
2323 W. 59th Street
Chicago, IL 60636

Mailing Address:
2334 S. 61st Ct., Cicero, IL 60650

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7699

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/21/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/07/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360170773

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations		1				1
Current Violations		1				1
Initial Penalty	$0	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$0	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
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	Willful	5A0001	09/17/1986	09/29/1986	$7,000	$7,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14386320

Event: 08/17/1986

ONE DEATH, ONE INJURY FROM ENTRY INTO UNVENTILATED SEWER

ON AUGUST 17, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1, THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY, ENTERED A SEWER AT 2334 WEST 59TH STREET WITHOUT TESTING FOR CONTAMINANTS OR OXYGEN. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL OVER, PROMPTING THE CREW TO LOWER ANOTHER EMPLOYEE INTO THE SEWER TO HELP. THE SECOND EMPLOYEE INTO THE SEWER ASKED TO BE PULLED OUT AFTER ONLY ABOUT 15 SECONDS. THEN A THIRD EMPLOYEE (EMPLOYEE #2) ENTERED THE SEWER. AS EMPLOYEE #2 WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH EMPLOYEE #1 OUT OF THE SEWER, HE BLACKED OUT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THEN ARRIVED AND RESCUED BOTH EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEE #2 DIED OF ASPHYXIATION. EMPLOYEE #1 SIGNED HIMSELF OUT OF THE HOSPITAL THE NEXT DAY.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, SEWER, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ASPHYXIATED, VENTILATION, CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101712495			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	101712495			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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