OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14256770

AIR CONDITIONER,TOXIC FUMES,CARBON MONOXIDE,PORTABLE POWER TOOL,CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN,ASPHYXIATED,SAW,EXHAUST FUMES,VENTILATION,INHALATION

1988-06-14T00:00:00

Event: AIR CONDITIONER,TOXIC FUMES,CARBON MONOXIDE,PORTABLE POWER TOOL,CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN,ASPHYXIATED,SAW,EXHAUST FUMES,VENTILATION,INHALATION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14256770
Report ID: 453710

Event description

Employees asphyxiated when exposed to carbon monoxide

Investigation abstract

On June 14, 1988, a contractor was using a gasoline-powered saw to cut a concret e floor at an injection molding facility. Carbon monoxide emissions from the saw were distributed throughout the plant by the air conditioning system, which use s 100 percent recirculated air. Employees #1 through #30, machine operators and assemblers at the plant, were treated at a local hospital for carbon monoxide as phyxiation. The employee's carboxyhemoglobin levels ranged from 7.2 to 28.3 perc ent.

Victims (34)

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#11 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#12 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#13 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#14 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#15 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#16 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#17 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#18 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#19 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#20 Non-hospitalized injury Age 41 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#21 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#22 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#23 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#24 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#25 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#26 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#27 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#28 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#29 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#30 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 55 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
43

Occupation code
715

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0
#982 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0
#983 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0
#984 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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