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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14498935

GAS POWERED WELDER,CONFINED SPACE,WORK RULES,WELDER,CONSTRUCTION,WELDING,DIZZINESS,EXHAUST FUMES,PIPELINE,CARBON MONOXIDE

Event
GAS POWERED WELDER,CONFINED SPACE,WORK RULES,WELDER,CONSTRUCTION,WELDING,DIZZINESS,EXHAUST FUMES,PIPELINE,CARBON MONOXIDE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14498935
Report ID
626600

Event description

7 EMPLOYEES HOSPITALIZED WHEN EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 (WELDER) AND EMPLOYEE #2 (HELPER) WERE ASSIGNED TO WORK INSIDE AN 84 TAL FOR TREATMENT. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE KEPT OVERNIGHT. THE OTHERS WERE TREA TED AND RELEASED. INCH CONCRETE WATER LINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THEY WERE WORKING ABOUT 300 TO 400 FEET FROM THE OPEN END OF THE PIPE. THE JOB INVOLVED THE USE OF A GASOLINE POWE RED WELDING MACHINE WHICH WAS CARRIED INTO THE PIPE AND LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 10 0 FEET FROM EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2. THEY BECAME DIZZY WHILE WELDING AND STOPPED THE WELDING MACHINE. THE TWO FANS WHICH HAD BEEN IN USE WERE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY . WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REACH FRESH AIR, THEY WERE OVERCOME BY THE EXHAUST GASES A ND HAD TO BE RESCUED. EMPLOYEES #3-7 ENTERED THE AREA AND WERE SUCCESSFUL IN BRI NGING EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 OUT OF THE PIPE. EMPLOYEES #1-7 WERE SENT TO THE HOSPI

Victims (8)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 46 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 47 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    2

  4. #4 Hospitalized Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    2

  5. #5 Hospitalized Age 44 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    2

  6. #6 Hospitalized Age 50 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    2

  7. #7 Hospitalized Age 48 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    2

  8. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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