Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170134217 - Two employees suffer carbon monoxide poisoning

Accident Summary Nr: 170134217 -- Report ID: 1054191 -- Event Date: 07/23/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301860334	07/28/1997	1799	0	Cut N Core Inc

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were cutting concrete in a walk-in produce cooler. When the work was not going fast enough, Employee #1 switched from a propane saw to a gas-powered saw. Within 5 minutes, he was overcome from carbon monoxide. Employee #2 was later found suffering from similar symptoms. Both employees were hospitalized.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, VAPOR, INHALATION, GAS, SAW, AIR CONTAMINATION, EXHAUST FUMES, CHEMICAL VAPOR, POISONING, CARBON MONOXIDE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301860334			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor
2	301860334			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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