Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200462018 - Employee Dies from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Accident Summary Nr: 200462018 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 03/09/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309565547	03/09/2006	4151	485410	First Student, Incorporated

Abstract: At approximately 3:50 a.m. on March 9, 2006, Employee #1 was jump starting school buses. He used a Goodall 12 Volt Start All 605 with a Briggs & Stratton Vanguard 13 HP gasoline-powered motor; Model Number 245237, Type 0284E1, Code 04090249, Serial Number88186, for jump starting the buses. The motor was mounted inside the back of a converted U-Haul truck. A sliding door separated the cab and back of the truck. Employee #1 was found slumped over the steering wheel of the truck; unconscious, drooling, with his eyes dilated, and a very low pulse. The witnesses said that the sliding cab door was open approximately 8 in., and that the motor was running in the back. Boston EMS transported Employee #1 to Boston Medical Center for exposure to carbon monoxide. He was pronounced dead at 6:42 a.m.

Keywords: BUS, JUMP START, MECHANIC, TRUCK, POISONING, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309565547			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Specified mechanics and repairers

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