Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201480282 - Employee dies after exposure to carbon monoxide

Accident Summary Nr: 201480282 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 07/08/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125865600	01/10/1997	1623	0	Conam

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m., Employee #1 entered the rear of a truck-mounted darkroom to develop film. At approximately 8:30 a.m., a coworker tried to contact him but got no response. The coworker pried open the door and found Employee #1 lying on the floor. Emergency personnel were called, and Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene. The original coroner's report stated that he died of natural causes; however, subsequent laboratory reports indicated lethal concentrations of carboxyhemoglobin in Employee #1's blood.

Keywords: VAPOR, VENTILATION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INHALATION, CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN, CHEMICAL VAPOR, POISONING, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Other		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125865600			Fatality	Asphyxia	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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