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Accident Summary Nr: 200611838 - Employee is poisoned by carbon monoxide

Accident Summary Nr: 200611838 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 10/08/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306948597	10/15/2004	1623	237130	Advanced Building Systems Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:15 p.m. on October 8, 2004, Employee #1 of the Advanced Building Systems Incorporation was sweeping and cleaning debris throughout the first floor. In the meantime, the employees from the Advanced Building Systems were using the saw to cut trenches into the existing concrete floor. A Core Cut CC3500 concrete saw, ID Number 115-0301 was used to cut approximately 138 ft of 6 in.-thick concrete. The saw was in use from approximately 10:00 a.m. till 2:15 p.m. The saw was a source of the carbon monoxide that Employee #1 was exposed to. The Advanced Building Systems' foreman removed Employee #1 from the building and called for the ambulance. The police and fire department arrived on the scene. Employee #1 was treated and transported to the local hospital. The building was evacuated as the fire department conducted sampling to determine the levels of carbon monoxide. According to the fire department, the officials from the City of Nashua and the general contractor, the carbon monoxide levels ranged from 210 ppm to 263 ppm.

Keywords: CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SAW, POISONING, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306948597			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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