Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103447769 - Foreign & Usa Auto Service

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103447769

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 08/25/1992

Site Address:
Foreign & Usa Auto Service
3050 West 59th Street
Chicago, IL 60629

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7538

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 08/27/1992

Planning Guide: Health-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/02/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360965404

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 723551

Event: 08/23/1992

EMPLOYEE DIES AFTER GAS TANK EXPLOSION

AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 P.M. ON AUGUST 23, 1992, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR A REFRIGERATION UNIT. A COMPONENT OF THE UNIT WAS A COMPRESSED GAS TANK, WHICH EXPLODED AS A RESULT OF HEATING WITH AN OXYGEN/ACETYLENE TORCH. THE TANK STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 AND REMOVED THE UPPER PART OF HIS HEAD.

Keywords: SEVERED, HEAD, ACETYLENE TORCH, WORK RULES, COMPRESSED GAS, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, TANK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103447769			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported
2	103447769			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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