Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 68409.015 - Truck driver suffers carbon monoxide poisoning and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 68409.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 09/15/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
999554.015	10/08/2014		484121	Jordan Carriers

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on September 15, 2014, an employee was discovered dead inside the cab of his over-the-road vehicle. The employee had parked in the parking lot of a business with the vehicle running idle to take his 10-hr break from driving. When the employee was found, the air conditioning of the vehicle was blowing hot air. The incident investigation revealed that the employee suffered carbon monoxide poisoning that resulted in asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Carbon Monoxide, Inhalation, Truck Driver

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	999554.015	40	M	Fatality		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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