OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221676927

HOONHORST CONCRETE INC

COLOMA, MI· 2024-06-17T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Carbon Monoxide, Carboxyhemoglobin, Cardiovasc Disease, Cardiovasc System, Chemical, Chemical Exposure, Concrete Finisher, Confined Space, Construction, Cooler, Coronary artery disease, Cutting, Entry Permit, Gas, Heart, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lung, Overexposure, Permit, Poisoning, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Saw, Unauthorized Entry, Unresponsive, Ventilation
NAICS: 238110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347572406
Employer profile: HOONHORST CONCRETE INC
Summary number: 221676927
Report ID: 0552652

Event description

Employee dies of CO overexposure and cardiovascular disease

Investigation abstract

At 1:30 p.m. on June 17, 2024, an employee working for concrete finishing contractor was operating a shop vacuum in a 125-foot by 125-foot by 30-foot indoor cooler. The employee was working near a coworker who was running a large, self-propelled, gas-powered concrete saw. The employee left the cooler to rest and collapsed in front of the contractor's truck. The employee died from hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and acute carbon monoxide poisoning.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Event type
8

Occupation code
588

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