Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200675544 - Employee Dies of Carbon Monoxide Exposure

Accident Summary Nr: 200675544 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 08/01/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308407709	08/02/2005	3272	327390	Coreslab Structures (Miami) Inc.

Abstract: On August 1, 2005, Employee #1 was sandblasting a precast panel while wearing a respirator hood that was fed by an air compressor. When the air compressor overheated, a hose carrying the liquid coolant failed. Carbon monoxide from the overheated coolant then entered the respirator's air line. Employee #1 died of carbon monoxide exposure.

Keywords: AIR LINE RESPIRATOR, COMPRESSED AIR, INHALATION, GAS, HOSE, OVERHEATED, AIR LINE, SANDBLASTING, CARBON MONOXIDE, RESPIRATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308407709			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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