Accident Report Detail

Accident: 200002012 - Maintenance Worker Is Killed By Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

**Accident: 200002012 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 07/23/2005**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
308093848	07/24/2005	2841	Diversified Chemical Products, Inc.

On July 23, 2005, Employee #1 was working as a weekend building maintenance employee. A contract cleaning employee found him in the basement of the building unconscious. Emergency medical services were called. Upon responding, the fire department found that carbon monoxide levels in the basement exceeded 1,000 parts per million. The vent on the basement hot water heater was not properly connected. The cause of death is believed to be carbon monoxide poisoning.

Keywords: respiratory, asphyxiated, ventilation, carboxyhemoglobin, poisoning, carbon monoxide

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	308093848			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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