OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14529671
BUS,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,INADEQUATE MAINT,CONSTRUCTION,ENGINE,EXHAUST FUMES,SLEEPING QUARTERS,POISONING,OVEREXPOSURE,CARBON MONOXIDE
Event description
Employee dies of carbon monoxide poisoning
Investigation abstract
Three roofing employees and their employer were sleeping in a converted school b us that had a defective exhaust system. The engine was left running to heat the vehicle's interior. When a tow truck was summoned to remove the vehicle, the dri ver found three employees unconscious and one dead. They had been overcome by ca rbon monoxide from the exhaust. Employee #2 died, and Employee #1 was hospitaliz ed.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Fatality Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 2
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