Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 710202 - Employee dies, possibly from carbon monoxide exposure

Accident Summary Nr: 710202 -- Report ID: 1054196 -- Event Date: 02/15/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2402055	02/16/1990	9131	0	Josephine County

Abstract: Employee #1, a highway maintenance equipment operator, had completed a snow plowing shift and made radio contact with the dispatcher to return to the equipment garage. When the employee did not return, a search was initiated. At approximately 3:00 a.m., he was found sitting in his 1973 2-ton GMC snowplow, which was parked and idling. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Carbon monoxide poisoning was suspected. Industrial hygiene sampling at the scene indicated carbon monoxide levels within the cab of the idling vehicle were below 50 ppm. Actual measurements ranged from 0 to 8 ppm.

Keywords: WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2402055			Fatality	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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