Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14529671 - Employee dies of carbon monoxide poisoning

Accident Summary Nr: 14529671 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 02/07/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100977065	02/10/1989	1761	0	World Wide Roofing

Abstract: Three roofing employees and their employer were sleeping in a converted school bus that had a defective exhaust system. The engine was left running to heat the vehicle's interior. When a tow truck was summoned to remove the vehicle, the driver found three employees unconscious and one dead. They had been overcome by carbon monoxide from the exhaust. Employee #2 died, and Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BUS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, INADEQUATE MAINT, CONSTRUCTION, ENGINE, EXHAUST FUMES, SLEEPING QUARTERS, POISONING, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100977065			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	100977065			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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