OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14214951

RESPIRATORY,INHALATION,SUICIDE,CARBON MONOXIDE

1987-03-22T00:00:00

Event: RESPIRATORY,INHALATION,SUICIDE,CARBON MONOXIDE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14214951
Report ID: 454520

Event description

APPARENT SUICIDE; EMPLOYEE INHALED CARBON MONOXIDE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AFTER NORMAL HOURS AT A COMPUTER TERMINAL IN A UNIVERSIT Y ANALYTICAL LABORATORY. HE WAS FOUND DEAD BY A CO-WORKER IN AN ADJACENT SMALL D ARKROOM WITH AN OPEN CYLINDER OF CARBON MONOXIDE. CARBON MONOXIDE WAS NOT USED I N THE PROCESS IN THIS LABORATORY. DEATH WAS RULED TO BE A SUICIDE AND NOT OCCUPA TIONALLY RELATED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
2

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