Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201795226 - Employee Is Overcome by Carbon Monoxide Fumes

Accident Summary Nr: 201795226 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 03/15/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126086594	03/21/2002	1771	0	Samey Ahmed Elzaiat

Abstract: At approximately 10:20 a.m. on March 15, 2002, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were cutting a section of concrete floor measuring 76 inches wide by 97 inches long by 8 feet tall from the restroom of a lighting rental company warehouse. The cutting saw was gasoline powered and ventilation was not provided. The door to the restroom closed and it is suspected that both employees were overcome by carbon monoxide. The contractor managed to stumble out of the room to get help. Employee #1 collapsed and was subsequently transported to the hospital.

Keywords: VENTILATION, INHALATION, EXHAUST FUMES, HAND TOOL, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126086594			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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