OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14379259
FRANK FOUNDRIES CORPORATION
MOLINE, IL·
Event description
Employee dies of carbon monoxide poisoning in dust collector
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was assigned to clean a dust collector for a cupola, which was a con d space and respiratory protection were found. fined space. A coworker was working outside the collector. The coke bed was simm ering during the cleaning operation. Employees opened one access door and Employ ee #1 entered to clean. About 10 minutes later they went on break and Employee # 1 complained about bad fumes. When the employees returned, they opened the other three doors and Employee #1 again entered the collector. The coworker went to w ork at another side of the collector but returned a half hour later to find Empl oyee #1 lying on the bottom of the collector. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene of carbon monoxide poisoning. Apparent violations relating to confine
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 62 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 2
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