Inspection Detail

Inspection: 114125016 - Consolidated Edison Co. Of New York Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Manhattan Area Office

Inspection Nr: 114125016

Report ID: 0215000

Date Opened: 02/15/1996

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

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361837933

Violation Summary
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

Violation Items
#	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

Investigation Nr: 200850030

Event: 02/15/1996

EMPLOYEE DIED OF ASPHYXIA FROM CARBON DIOXIDE

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114125016			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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