Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200370088 - Three employees exposed to carbon monoxide

Accident Summary Nr: 200370088 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 04/09/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301768669	04/22/1998	1771	0	Mcconnell Builders Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 through #3 were working at a site where a gasoline-powered concrete saw was being used to cut out and remove machinery that was anchored to the concrete floor. Propane-powered forklifts were also being operated in the area. Employees #1 through #3 and coworkers became dizzy, light-headed and, later, developed chest pains. Fans were set up to ventilate the space and eventually the area was evacuated. Employees #1 and #2, of the host employer, and Employee #3, who worked for a contractor, were transported to the hospital, where they were treated and released. None of them was tested for carboxyhemoglobin levels.

Keywords: VAPOR, DISMANTLING, CONSTRUCTION, INHALATION, SAW, AIR CONTAMINATION, EXHAUST FUMES, RESPIRATORY TRACT, CHEMICAL VAPOR, CARBON MONOXIDE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301768669	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor
2	301768669	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Knitting, looping, taping & weaving mach.operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor
3	301768669	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Knitting, looping, taping & weaving mach.operators	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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