Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 827931 - Employee dies of carbon monoxide poisoning

Accident Summary Nr: 827931 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 02/07/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104250311	03/01/1990	3272	0	Iowa Prestressed Concrete, Inc.

Abstract: On February 7, 1990, Employee #1 was replacing a faulty temperature probe while under a tarpaulin that had been placed over a tee bed filled with concrete (20 to 30 T, 200 ft long). Steam, hot air, and exhaust gases from a boiler burner were used to keep the concrete's temperature at 160 degrees F. At around 10:00 a.m., a coworker who could have been making a temperature check discovered and attempted to revive Employee #1. Sixty-six percent CO-Hb was found in the employee's blood.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, VENTILATION, WORK RULES, BOILER, INHALATION, EXHAUST FUMES, POISONING, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104250311			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported

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