Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307314393 - Kamen Iron & Metal

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 307314393

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 11/15/2004

Site Address:
Kamen Iron & Metal
800 E. 21st St. N.
Wichita, KS 67214

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/25/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/25/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101343424

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201343654

Event: 11/13/2004

Employee Is Killed When Exposed to Carbon Monoxide

On November 14, 2004, Employee #1 was working as assigned by performing preoperational checks of the powered industrial equipment before the daily operations. A coworker found Employee #1 in a shed, between a forklift and a Bobcat parked side by side with approximately 1.5 feet between them. Employee #1 was non-responsive, his upper body was leaning into the cab of the forklift, and his legs were outside the cab. It is believed that Employee #1 may have been warming up the forklift so that he could check the transmission fluid level. According to the coworkers who found him, the victim was not pinned between the equipment when he was found. Employee #1 was killed by Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.

Keywords: LUNG, INHALATION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, CARBON MONOXIDE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307314393			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported

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