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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 310171210 - Km Plant Services
Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office
Site Address:
Km Plant Services
1800 Channahon Road
Joliet, IL 60436
Mailing Address:
5233 Hohman Ave., Hammond, IN 46320
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1799
NAICS: 561790/Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 01/09/2007
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/25/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100033224 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $31,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $31,500 |
| Current Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citation Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 02/16/2007 | 04/05/2007 | $7,000 | $4,500 | $0 | 03/09/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19100146 D09 | 02/16/2007 | 02/22/2007 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 03/09/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19100146 J04 | 02/16/2007 | 02/22/2007 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 03/09/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 4. | 01003A | Serious | 19100146 F07 | 02/16/2007 | 02/22/2007 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 03/09/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 5. | 01003B | Serious | 19100146 F11 | 02/16/2007 | 02/22/2007 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 03/09/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 6. | 01004 | Serious | 19100146 H05 II | 02/16/2007 | 02/22/2007 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 03/09/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 7. | 01005 | Serious | 19100146 I04 | 02/16/2007 | 02/22/2007 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 03/09/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 8. | 01006 | Serious | 19100146 I06 I | 02/16/2007 | 02/22/2007 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 03/09/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 9. | 01007 | Serious | 19100146 K03 I | 02/16/2007 | 02/22/2007 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 03/09/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
On October 3, 2006, Employee #1 was on the seventh floor of an electric power generation facility, cleaning fly ash from a hopper inside a bunker. The hopper, which collected fly ash from a boiler, had become blocked. Employee #1 and two coworkers entered the bunker through a portal and the guardrail was opened so the two coworkers could run a flex hose into the hopper to vacuum the fly ash to a truck. Employee #1 was dislodging ash in the hopper, the ash engulfed him. He died of asphyxia. The crew was not using safety harnesses nor were any of them attached to lifelines.
Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, LIFELINE, PPE, WORK RULES, ASH, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, CLOGGED, BURIED, HOPPER
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 310171210 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Laborers, except construction |