Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202502555 - Employee sickened by exhaust from gasoline-powered engine

Accident Summary Nr: 202502555 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 09/20/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311211551	09/24/2007	1799	562998	Site Maintenance Eastern Shore, Llc

Abstract: On September 20, 2007, Employee #1 entered a crawl space to check on a gasoline-powered pump that was operating inside it. He complained that it was smoky and he tried to exit the space, but could not do so on his own. Coworkers assisted him out of the crawl space, at which point he collapsed. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, VENTILATION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, INHALATION, AIR CONTAMINATION, EXHAUST FUMES, CRAWL SPACE, SMOKE INHALATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311211551			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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