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Inspection Information - Office: Bayside | ||||
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| Nr: 300599719 | Report ID: 0215600 | Open Date: 02/05/1999 | ||
| Bronx Va Medical Center | ||||
| 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx, NY 10468 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 8062/General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | ||||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 08/03/1999 | |
| Close Case: | 01/18/2000 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360393508 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Current Violations | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100145 C03 | 08/03/1999 | 08/06/1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19101000 A02 | 08/03/1999 | 08/06/1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19101000 E | 08/03/1999 | 12/20/1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01002C | Serious | 19100134 D01 I | 08/03/1999 | 12/20/1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01003 | Serious | 19100134 D01 III | 08/03/1999 | 12/20/1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 02001A | Repeat | 19101200 E01 II | 08/03/1999 | 09/20/1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 7. | 02001B | Repeat | 19101200 H01 | 08/03/1999 | 12/20/1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 8. | 02002 | Repeat | 19100134 C01 | 08/03/1999 | 09/20/1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 9. | 03001 | Other | 19600070 A | 08/03/1999 | 08/06/1999 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 200830107 | Event: 02/03/1999 | Employee Killed By Overexposure To Carbon Dioxide In Cooler | ||||
| Employee #1, a research physician, was in the 8 ft wide by 14 ft long by 8 ft high cold room #1F-29B of the research building, packing specimens into a picnic cooler for transport to Washington, D.C., where his lab was being relocated. The door was locked from the inside and approximately 12 blocks of dry ice were in the cold room. At approximately 4:00 p.m., a coworker saw Employee #1 lying, face down, on the floor and forced open the door. He removed Employee #1, who had turned blue. The coworker administered CPR, but without success. Employee #1 died as a result of overexposure to carbon dioxide. | ||||||
| Keywords: oxygen deficiency, asphyxiated, vapor, cpr, inhalation, gas, carbon dioxide, chemical vapor, chemical | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300599719 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | ||