Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202648333 - Fumes from Combustion Engine Kills Three Painters

Accident Summary Nr: 202648333 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/16/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316206754	03/17/2012	1531	236118	Divizia Family Trust C/O Mary Jo Divizia Trustee

Abstract: At approximately 2:54 p.m. on March 16, 2012, Employee #1, a 44-year-old male, Employee #2, 27-year-old male, and Employee #3, all painters with Divizia Family Trust C/O Mary Jo Divizia Trustee were found unresponsive by the owner of a property located in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Emergency Medical services were summoned. The Fire Department and San Bernardino Sheriff Department showed up and found an internal combustion engine driven air compressor(RIGID, 10.3 SCFM, 90 psi, 9 gallons) which had run out of fuel and the power switch of the air compressor was in ON position. All three Employees were pronounced dead at the site. Employee #1, Employee #2, and Employee #3, were hired by the owner, which was a Family Trust of the property to paint the interior of the building and some repair work.

Keywords: ENCLOSED SPACE, COMPRESSOR, ENGINE, TOXIC FUMES

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316206754	Fatality	Other	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor
2	316206754	Fatality	Other	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor
3	316206754	Fatality	Other	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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