Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 709337 - Employee welding in manhole has elevated carboxyhemoglobin

Accident Summary Nr: 709337 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 04/09/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102091006	04/09/1986	9621	0	Salt Lake Dept. Of Public Utilities

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in a manhole that was 4 ft deep by about 4 ft in diameter. He was using an oxygen-acetylene unit with a burning assembly to cut old bolts and nuts from a water meter. He felt sick that night after work and went to the hospital where his carboxyhemoglobin level was found to be 22 percent.

Keywords: OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, ACETYLENE TORCH, CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, TORCH, CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN, MANHOLE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102091006			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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