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Accident Summary Nr: 14319859 - Employee dies from overexposure to carbon monoxide

Accident Summary Nr: 14319859 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 03/06/1994
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
10902542903/10/199417310Schatz Electric, Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a portable 800 watt gasoline-powered generator inside a room that did not have adequate ventilation. The room measured approximately 11 feet 4 inches by 12 feet by 11 feet 4 inches. The doors were closed and the vent for the permanent generator was blocked. Employee #1 was finishing the electrical work inside the room and had a 60 watt light plugged into the portable generator to provide light. The cause of Employee #1's death was asphyxiation due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, ASPHYXIATED, VENTILATION, CONFINED SPACE, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, AIR CONTAMINATION, TOXIC FUMES, GASOLINE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 109025429 Fatality Asphyxia Occupation not reported

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