Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122540.015 - Employee dies from carbon monoxide poisoning

Accident Summary Nr: 122540.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 12/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1451517.015	12/17/2019		236115	James E. Moline Builders, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on December 16, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a home builder, was found unresponsive after using a gasoline-powered pressure washer to clean the garage floor of a recently completed residential structure. The garage measured approximately 26 feet by 21 feet with a ceiling height of 9 feet, for a total volume of approximately 4,914 cubic feet. The garage doors and windows were closed as she worked, and there was no ventilation. The employee was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from the pressure washer and died from asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Carbon Monoxide, Confined Space, Gasoline, Oxygen Deficiency, Residential Construction, Spraying Rig, Unresponsive, Ventilation, Washing Machine

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1451517.015	35	F	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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