Inspection Detail

Inspection: 649434 - Oxford Properties Services, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 649434

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 05/15/1985

Site Address:
Oxford Properties Services, Inc.
1625 Broadway
Denver, CO 80202

Mailing Address:
370 - 17th Street, Suite 3800, Denver, CO 80202

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7349

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/24/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/01/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360637284

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$720	$0	$0	$0	$0	$720
Current Penalty	$540	$0	$0	$0	$0	$540
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	Serious	5A0001	05/31/1985	06/14/1985	$540	$720	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14506273

Event: 05/08/1985

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY SEPARATING COPPER SOLDER JOINTS

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PERFORMING HIS ASSIGNED DUTIES OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON A B-370 COMPRESSOR WHILE THE COMPRESSOR WAS TURNED OFF. THE COMPRESSOR WAS STARTED WITHOUT THE DISCHARGE VALVE BEING OPENED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE AIR PRESSURE TO BUILD UP IN THE DISCHARGE LINE. THIS CAUSED THE SEPARATION OF THE COPPER SOLDER JOINTS OF THE DISCHARGE LINE. THESE SOLDER JOINTS STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD AND KILLED HIM. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ALONE AND WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL HOURS AFTER HIS REGULAR WORK SHIFT ENDED.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, COMPRESSOR, HEAD, MAINTENANCE, VALVE, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	649434			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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