OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14465884
AMERICAN SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS
PORT ARTHUR, TX·
Event description
Five employees overcome by carbon monoxide
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 through #5 were removing asbestos from a pressure vessel. The manif old of the gasoline-powered air compressor that was supplying air to the five em ployees via airline respirators was leaking. The intake for the compressor was l ocated above the machine and drew in the carbon monoxide (CO). Employees #1 thro ugh #5 were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes, and were hospitalized. The CO mon itor used to track air line concentrations had not been calibrated since its pur chase 2 years before this incident, and it did not sound an alarm or shut down t he system.
Victims (5)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
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