Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201620796 - Employee overcome by carbon monoxide

Accident Summary Nr: 201620796 -- Report ID: 1054196 -- Event Date: 04/21/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302967211	04/24/2000	2621	0	Officemax Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302967195	04/24/2000	1521	0	S & B James Construction Co

Abstract: At approximately 6:00 a.m., Employee #1, of Boise Cascade, was renovating steam vats on the corner of Crater Lake Highway and Antelope (Road). He was inside the vat performing work that included hammering and drilling the vent holes on top of the vats, to close them in preparation for later work. As his work progressed, Employee #1 was overcome by carbon monoxide. He and Employees #2 and #3 were taken to the hospital for treatment. The source of the carbon monoxide was thought to be the compressor used to power the pneumatic tools.

Keywords: COMPRESSOR, PPE, AIR CONTAMINATION, TANK, CARBON MONOXIDE, CONFINED SPACE, CONSTRUCTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302967211					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	302967195			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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