OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #674069
DRAPER CORPORATION
SPARTANBURG, SC·
Event description
TWO EMPLOYEES SUCCUMBED TO CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
Investigation abstract
On May 8, 1989, Employee #1 gave orders to two maintenance workers to replace fl m the cupola baghouse was overwhelming so he sought assistance. Once the Employe es #1 and #2 were removed, resuscitation provided to them did not succeed. The r esults of blood tests showed that Employees #1 and #2 succumbed to carbon monoxi de poisoning. oor grating in the cupola baghouse while it was in operation. The two refused to go in while it was operation, knowing that it was unsafe. Employee #1 then told Employee #2 to assist him in replacing the floor grating. Employee #2 took the new floor grating up to the bag house and Employee #1 followed him shortly. The maintenance shop steward went in to remove Employee #2 from the cupola baghouse and found Employee #1 kneeling in a fetal position and Employee #2 laying on the back. Employees #1 and #2 were unconscious when found. The maintenance shop ste ward tried to rescue Employees #1 and #2 but the emission of carbon monoxide fro
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 48 Male
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- BLOOD (25)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- GASES (19)
- Occupation
- Supervisors, mechanics and repairers (503)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
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#2 Fatality Age 21 Male
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- BLOOD (25)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- GASES (19)
- Occupation
- Machinery maintenance occupations (519)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.