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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 200090298 - Employee Dies From Carbon Monoxide Asphyxiation

**Accident: 200090298 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 01/04/2002**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
302674668	01/04/2002	7538	C & L Automotive Repair

On January 4, 2002, an employee of an automotive repair shop was alone in the garage. He was sitting in a car, depressed and drinking alcohol, with the engine running. The employee died of carbon monoxide poisoning. It appears that, this event, was either a suicide or that the employee passed out from the alcohol and was overcome by the carbon monoxide gas.

Keywords: automotive repair, alcohol, mechanic, engine, suicide, poisoning, carbon monoxide

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	302674668			Fatality	Asphyxia	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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