Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201113990 - Employee injured by carbon monoxide fumes

Accident Summary Nr: 201113990 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/26/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120310412	03/11/2002	1541	0	H.A. Gil Construction Co. Inc.

Abstract: On December 26, 2001, Employee #1 with H.A. Gil Construction Company, was removing tiles in an enclosed area with a scraper tool powered by an emglo air compressor with a gasoline-powered Honda 5 hp engine (VHN163U1G1RA). He was exposed to carbon monoxide, and was subsequently hospitalized for three days. The cause was failure to follow the employer instructions to operate the engine outside the enclosed work area.

Keywords: ENCLOSED SPACE, COMPRESSOR, VENTILATION, CONSTRUCTION, ENGINE, GASOLINE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120310412			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Construction laborers	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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