Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202341681 - Employee Is Killed by Carbon Monoxide

Accident Summary Nr: 202341681 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 11/22/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310496609	11/22/2006	1522	236116	Joy Construction Corporation

Abstract: On November 22, 2006, Employee #1 was working as an overnight security guard on a construction site. He was found unconscious when the site superintendent arrived for work in the morning. A portable gas generator was being used to power an oil-filled electric heater in the tool shed/office where Employee #1 was found. Emergency service personnel attempted to revive Employee #1 and transported him to Brookdale Hospital. He was pronounced dead on arrival. The cause of death was attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CONSTRUCTION, POISONING, SECURITY GUARD, GASOLINE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310496609			Fatality	Asphyxia	Guards and police, excluding public service	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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