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Inspection: 106551153 - Sachs Electric Company

Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 106551153
Report ID: 0524530
Date Opened: 07/22/1994

Site Address:
Sachs Electric Company
20th & State Street
Granite City, IL 62040

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 96, St. Louis, MO 63101

Union Status: Union

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 07/22/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/09/1995

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 106551153 Occupation Not Listed
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