Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200801272 - Three Employees Suffer Carbon Monoxide Poisioning

Accident Summary Nr: 200801272 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 03/02/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308379221	03/03/2005	1731	238210	Hill'S Wiring
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308379213	03/03/2005	1542	236220	Kraemer Brothers, Llc

Abstract: On March 2, 2005, Employees #1, #2, and #3 were working in a newly constructed building, which was being powered by an 18-horsepower V-Twin Briggs and Stratton Vanguard gas-powered generator. Employees #1 and #2 were operating chain saws, while Employee #3 worked nearby. After about two hours of exposure to the machine's exhaust fumes, Employee #1 lost consciousness and collapsed, fracturing his cheek bone as he landed. Employee #2, reported feeling dizzy, and Employee #3 also reported being sickened by the carbon monoxide fumes being released by the generator, but he did not lose consciousness. All three employees were admitted to a nearby hospital, where they were hospitalized and treated for carbon monoxide poisoning.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ASPHYXIATED, PPE, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, INHALATION, CARBON MONOXIDE, BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION, POISONING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308379221	Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor
2	308379213	Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor
3	308379213	Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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