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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14388052

OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,PPE,TRUCK CRANE,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN,POISONING,TOXIC FUMES,UNTRAINED,CARBON MONOXIDE

Event
OXYGEN DEFICIENCY,PPE,TRUCK CRANE,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN,POISONING,TOXIC FUMES,UNTRAINED,CARBON MONOXIDE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14388052
Report ID
524700

Event description

Employee without ppe dies of carbon monoxide poisoning

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a Crackall, model 660, truck crane to unplug a cone-sh aped dust bin by inserting a 136 in. long by 3 in. diameter metal finger into th e valve opening in the bottom of the dust bin. He was overcome by carbon monoxid e and died. His carboxyhemoglobin level was found to be 72 percent. Employee #1 was not provided with ppe and he had not received any information or training on carbon monoxide, as required by 1910.1200.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

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