Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200830040 - Employee dies of carbon monoxide exposure

Accident Summary Nr: 200830040 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 12/31/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300597143	01/02/1998	1542	0	Karl Koch Construction Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, of Karl Kocc Construction, was operating a gasoline generator inside a 20 ft long by 8 ft wide storage container. He was found dead inside the container as a result of exposure to carbon monoxide. There was no mechanical ventilation inside the container.

Keywords: VAPOR, VENTILATION, CONSTRUCTION, INHALATION, GAS, EXHAUST FUMES, CHEMICAL VAPOR, OVEREXPOSURE, STORAGE AREA, CARBON MONOXIDE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300597143			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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