Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200053239 - Employee overcome by carbon monoxide from gas-powered tool

Accident Summary Nr: 200053239 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 12/15/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311460513	12/20/2007	1771	238110	General Concrete, Inc.

Abstract: On December 15, 2007, Employee #1 and coworkers were using a gas-powered concrete smoother to tamp freshly-poured cement on the ground floor of a new office building. He was overcome by carbon monoxide and was transported by ambulance to the hospital emergency for treatment of CO overexposure. The workers had enclosed the work area with plastic before starting the operation.

Keywords: VENTILATION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INHALATION, EXHAUST FUMES, CHEMICAL VAPOR, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CHEMICAL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311460513			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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