Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3199908 - Carolina Concrete Cutting Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 3199908

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 08/20/1986

Site Address:
Carolina Concrete Cutting Corp.
2714 Middleburg Drie Suite 206
Columbia, SC 29204

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1795

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 10/17/1986

Planning Guide: Health-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/21/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Inspection	3199890

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 674028

Event: 08/20/1986

EMPLOYEES EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM A CONCRETE SAW

EMPLOYEES #1, #2 AND #3 WERE BUILDING A FRAME PARTITION IN A 30 BY 45 FOOT AREA. A SUBCONTRACTOR WAS USING A GASOLINE-POWERED 18 HORSEPOWER "TARGET" CONCRETE SAW WITH A DIAMOND BLADE (SERIAL NO. EC 185 DM18E-8462B). AFTER 4 HOURS EMPLOYEE #1 AND #2 BECAME SICK AND EMPLOYEE #1 INSTRUCTED ALL THE OTHER EMPLOYEES TO LEAVE THE AREA. EMPLOYEE #1 PASSED OUT AFTER LEAVING THE AREA. ALL THREE EMPLOYEES WERE HOSPITALIZED, THEN RELEASED AFTER 9 HOURS. THE EIGHT HOUR TWA FOR CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE WAS DETERMINED TO EXCEED 150 PPM BY EXTRAPOLATING FROM THE CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN LEVEL IN THE BLOOD OF THE EMPLOYEES. THE CASUAL FACTOR OF THIS INCIDENT WAS THE USE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IN A UNVENTILATED ENCLOSED SPACE.

Keywords: ENCLOSED SPACE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, INHALATION, SAW, EXHAUST FUMES, CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN, CARBON MONOXIDE, VENTILATION, CONSTRUCTION, POISONING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3199908					Occupation Not Listed

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