Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14498935 - 7 EMPLOYEES HOSPITALIZED WHEN EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE

Accident Summary Nr: 14498935 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 04/26/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102302494	04/27/1988	1623	0	Texas Sterling Construction, Lp
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2397693	04/27/1988	1623	0	Texas Sterling Construction, Lp
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102302494	04/27/1988	1623	0	Texas Sterling Construction, Lp

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 (WELDER) AND EMPLOYEE #2 (HELPER) WERE ASSIGNED TO WORK INSIDE AN 84 INCH CONCRETE WATER LINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THEY WERE WORKING ABOUT 300 TO 400 FEET FROM THE OPEN END OF THE PIPE. THE JOB INVOLVED THE USE OF A GASOLINE POWERED WELDING MACHINE WHICH WAS CARRIED INTO THE PIPE AND LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2. THEY BECAME DIZZY WHILE WELDING AND STOPPED THE WELDING MACHINE. THE TWO FANS WHICH HAD BEEN IN USE WERE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REACH FRESH AIR, THEY WERE OVERCOME BY THE EXHAUST GASES AND HAD TO BE RESCUED. EMPLOYEES #3-7 ENTERED THE AREA AND WERE SUCCESSFUL IN BRINGING EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 OUT OF THE PIPE. EMPLOYEES #1-7 WERE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE KEPT OVERNIGHT. THE OTHERS WERE TREATED AND RELEASED.

Keywords: GAS POWERED WELDER, CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, WELDER, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, DIZZINESS, EXHAUST FUMES, PIPELINE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102302494	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	102302494	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
3	102302494	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
4	102302494	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
5	102302494	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
6	2397693			Occupation Not Listed
7	102302494	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
8	102302494	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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