Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200670776 - Employee Dies Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Accident: 200670776 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 06/20/1997 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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300494374 | 06/23/1997 | 1771 | Concrete Cutting And Breaking Inc | ||||
Employee #1 was operating a gasoline-powered concrete saw in an enclosed area before he stopped work and left for lunch. He was re-entering the building upon his return when he collapsed and died. It was subsequently determined that Employee #1 died of carbon monoxide poisoning. | |||||||
Keywords:
ventilation, construction, inhalation, saw, air contamination, exhaust fumes, poisoning, overexposure, carbon monoxide
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | $50,000 to $250,000 | 1 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 300494374 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Cutting concrete pavement FatCause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor |