Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201063096 - Four employees affected by carbon monoxide fumes

Accident Summary Nr: 201063096 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 05/23/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120280201	05/24/2000	1771	0	Giorgi Cement Co.

Abstract: On May 23, 2000, Employees #1 through #4 were using a self-propelled, gasoline-powered 16 HP Briggs & Stratton concrete cutting saw on a concrete slab in the cold storage room of a large grocery store. The workers were adversely affected by the exhaust fumes to the point that they experienced dizziness, asthenia (weakness), and ataxia (staggering gait). Other employees at the grocery store noticed their symptoms and called paramedics, who transported Employees #1 through #4 to UC-San Diego Medical Center. They were treated with oxygen and released without residual symptoms. The internal combustion engine of the concrete cutting saw emitted carbon monoxide, as well as other harmful exhaust pollutants. The enclosed cold storage room was poorly ventilated and the gases evidently accumulated to dangerous levels.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, VENTILATION, INHALATION, SAW, DIZZINESS, EXHAUST FUMES, CHEMICAL VAPOR, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CHEMICAL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120280201	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor
2	120280201	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor
3	120280201	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor
4	120280201	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	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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