Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200757409 - Employee dies from carbon monoxide poisoning

Accident Summary Nr: 200757409 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 12/01/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306543679	12/02/2003	1521	236115	Nbs Systems

Abstract: Four subcontractor employees had sleeping in a home that was under construction. One of the employees, a drywaller, had been working on this house. The other three were roofers, but had not been working on this site. The drywaller, as well as two others, died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. The fourth was hospitalized. They had been using a generator and a kerosene space heater for heat while sleeping. All four were Hispanic workers. (The investigation revealed that this accident was not work related, therefore OSHA did not have jurisdiction.)

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, VAPOR, CONSTRUCTION, INHALATION, GAS, EXHAUST FUMES, SLEEPING QUARTERS, CARBON MONOXIDE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306543679			Fatality	Asphyxia	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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