Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200052454 - 1 Employee Killed; 1 Employee Is Injured by Carbon Monoxide

Accident Summary Nr: 200052454 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 12/30/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306023714	01/03/2005	1752	238330	Renaldo Alvarez

Abstract: On December 30, 2004, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were installing carpet in a newly constructed home. They were sealing the seams and attaching the carpet under the base boards to the previously attached tack strips. For a few days prior to the accident, employees were using a gas powered generator (MQ MULTIQUIP 6000, GA6HZR Honda Motor. Serial Number 544168 with rental tag etch Number 422146) to run a skill saw, work lights and a power tool battery charger. At the end of each work day the generator would be placed in the locked house for security sake. There was no ventilation in the 960-sqare ft, single story home. The employees passed out due to carbon monoxide inhalation. They were found in the southeast bedroom when rescue personnel arrived. The Sheriff's report stated that when deputies arrived the generator was not running, although the run switch was in the "on" position and the tank was approximately .25 full of gasoline. Employee #1 was killed, and Employee #2 was hospitalized.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, VENTILATION, CONSTRUCTION, CARBON MONOXIDE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306023714			Fatality	Asphyxia	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor
2	306023714			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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