OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14547681
COMPRESSOR,AIR LINE RESPIRATOR,WORK RULES,AIR CONTAMINATION,SANDBLASTING,CARBON MONOXIDE,RESPIRATOR
Event description
COMPRESSOR SUPPLIED CARBON MONOXIDE; EMPLOYEE DIED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING BY HIMSELF, SANDBLASTING A 10 INCH DIAMETER SAND FILTER. HE THE AIRLINE-SUPPLIED CARBON MONOXIDE UNTIL HE DIED. HE WAS WEARING A CHEMCO HOOD, WITH BREATHING AIR BEING SUPPLIED BY A 600 CFM LE ROY COMPRESSOR (APPROXIMATELY 1965 TO 1970 MODEL). THE COMPRESSOR WAS NOT EQUIPE D WITH A CARBON MONOXIDE OR HIGH TEMPERATURE ALARM. THE COMPRESSOR OVER HEATED A ND BEGAN SMOKING. FROM WHERE THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING HE COULD NOT SEE THE COMPR ESSOR, NOR WAS THERE AN OBSERVER OR POT TENDER, THEREFORE, WHEN THE COMPRESSOR S TARTED TO SMOKE, EITHER THE INTAKE FOR THE COMPRESSOR SUCKED UP THE FUMES, OR SO METHING INSIDE THE COMPRESSOR CAUSED FUMES OF CARBON MONOXIDE TO BE PUMPED INTO THE AIRLINE ATTACHED TO THE HOOD. EMPLOYEE #1 PASSED OUT, AND CONTINUED TO BREAT
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 579
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
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