Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201621836 - Employee Dies from Overexposure to Carbon Monoxide

Accident Summary Nr: 201621836 -- Report ID: 1054196 -- Event Date: 02/14/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308416023	02/15/2005	0851	115310	Douglas Forest Protective Association
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308416098	02/15/2005	0811	113110	Seneca Jones Timber Company An Oregon Ltd Partner

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. on February 14, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker, both cooperative work agreement workers, were rearranging seedling stock in a cooler. They were preparing for a truck delivering the seedlings. Employee #1 was operating a manual pallet jack inside the cooler while the coworker was operating a propane forklift. Employee #1 was going in and out of the cooler, became dizzy and began feeling poorly. He was assisting with the truck unloading when he lost consciousness, due to CO exposure, and died.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, INHALATION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, CARBON MONOXIDE, MOTOR VEHICLE, VENTILATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308416023			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	308416098					Occupation not reported

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