Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 311213326 - Employee dies of carbon monoxide poisoning from boiler vent

Accident Summary Nr: 311213326 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 12/11/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311213326	12/13/2007	1741	238140	B & J Masonry Co. Inc.

Abstract: On December 11, 2007, Employee #1 was part of a crew engaged in stone work at a residential site. To complete the job, they covered the chimney with plastic. Once the plastic was in place, the coworkers went to put away the tools for the night, and left Employee #1 to stitch closed any openings in the plastic covering. The chimney housed the vent for an Ultra 310 boiler system. When the coworkers returned, they found Employee #1, unconscious, in the plastic enclosure. He died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Keywords: VENTILATION, WORK RULES, BOILER, CONSTRUCTION, INHALATION, EXHAUST FUMES, CHEMICAL VAPOR, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CHEMICAL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311213326			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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