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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 114125016 - Consolidated Edison Co. Of New York Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Manhattan Area Office
Site Address:
Consolidated Edison Co. Of New York Inc.
First Avenue And 53 Street
Brooklyn, NY 11232
Mailing Address:
30 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Union Status: Union
SIC:4931
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/08/1996
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/17/1996
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361837933 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 |
| Current Penalty | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 08/09/1996 | 09/26/1996 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
An electric utility employee was working the night shift alone on a barge used to generate electric power. There was a false fire trip of the barge's carbon dioxide system, and he descended below the main deck into the fire suppression, carbon dioxide storage room. The employee was apparently resetting a carbon dioxide distribution valve and a plunger that controlled the switch for the ventilation system when he was overcome by carbon dioxide and collapsed. Evidence at the scene indicated that he made an unsuccessful attempt to escape up a vertical ladder and through an escape hatch. He died of asphyxia. The carbon dioxide had probably migrated into the storage room through the ventilation system it shared with the adjacent compartment into which the carbon dioxide had been released.
Keywords: LEAK, BARGE, MAINTENANCE, ASPHYXIATED, VENTILATION, INHALATION, AIR CONTAMINATION, CARBON DIOXIDE, ELEC UTILITY WORK
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 114125016 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |