OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14485742
PLYMOUTH CONSTRUCTION
ROCHESTER, NY·
Event description
EMPLOYEE FATALLY OVEREXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE GAS
Investigation abstract
An independent sub-contractor working alone on a home remodeling job was asphyxi ated by an overexposure to carbon monoxide gas and died. The gas resulted from t he operation of a Coleman Powermate Commercial 5000 generator with a Briggs and Stratton engine. A high concentration of carbon monoxide gas resulted from the g enerator being operated inside the house, in a non-ventilated area.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 Male
- Nature of injury
- Asphyxia (2)
- Part of body
- BLOOD (25)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- FUME (44)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.