OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14497101
WORK RULES,CLEANING,INHALATION,FALL,CHEMICAL VAPOR,POISONING,OVEREXPOSURE,CARBON MONOXIDE,SMOKE INHALATION,RESPIRATOR
Event description
Employee killed by carbon monoxide
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was cleaning ash out of the abort duct that came off a hull burning operation. The abort duct has a 38 in. square opening above a round duct (2 ft 4 1/4 in. radius) and is 5 ft 1 1/4 in. from top to bottom. With the duct lid ope n, Employee #1 stood on a ladder next to the duct opening and used long-handled tools to remove the ash. There was a continuous release of smoke and ash from th e smoldering rice hulls in the burner. It is believed that Employee #1 was overc ome by carbon monoxide and fell off the ladder into the abort duct. He was kille d. Employee #1 was working alone during the operation shut-down. He wore a half- face respirator with organic filters and dustpads
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 51 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 19
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
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