Inspection Detail

Inspection: 108720186 - G.E. Heating (Ace Hardware)

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 108720186

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 02/18/1994

Site Address:
G.E. Heating (Ace Hardware)
1450 South Pulaski Road
Chicago, IL 60630

Mailing Address:
2453 West 71st Street, Chicago, IL 60619

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/22/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/11/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360966337

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 724245

Event: 02/18/1994

Two employees die when asphyxiated by carbon monoxide

Employees #1 and #2 were in a private residence installing a furnace unit. The exhaust line led from the heating unit in the basement to the outside. Ventilation of the kitchen was blocked by a glass panel doordoor, so exhaust from the furnace returned to the kitchen's interior. Both employees were found unresponsive and overcome by carbon monoxide in the kitchen of the residence. Neither one survived. Note: both employees were self-employed. No employee-employer relationship existed.

Keywords: FURNACE, ASPHYXIATED, INSTALLING, VENTILATION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EXHAUST FUMES, TOXIC FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108720186			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	108720186			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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