Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202086575 - Three employees suffer carbon monoxide poisoning

Accident Summary Nr: 202086575 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 11/11/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305121600	11/12/2003	1771	238110	Willcrest Concrete, Inc.

Abstract: On November 11, 2003, three employees were using a gasoline powered trowel to finish a concrete floor in a basement of a residential building. Due to the exhaust from the trowel, all three men suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning. They were hospitalized and treated.

Keywords: VAPOR, FUMIGANT, INHALATION, GAS, EXHAUST FUMES, POISONING, CARBON MONOXIDE, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305121600	Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor
2	305121600	Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor
3	305121600	Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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