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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690073

RESPIRATORY,VENTILATION,CONSTRUCTION,INHALATION,EXHAUST FUMES,CARBON MONOXIDE

Event
RESPIRATORY,VENTILATION,CONSTRUCTION,INHALATION,EXHAUST FUMES,CARBON MONOXIDE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
690073
Report ID
552700

Event description

THREE CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEES EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE

Investigation abstract

AT 2:30 PM ON JANUARY 20 1987, EMPLOYEES # 1, 2, AND 3 WERE SURFACE FINISHING TH E CONCRETE FLOOR OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING BASEMENT. THE CONCRETE WAS BEGINING TO HARDEN FASTER THAN HAND TROWELING COULD KEEP UP WITH, SO THE THREE EMPLOYEES SW ITCHED TO TROWELING WITH GAS-OPERATED POWER TROWELS. THE MACHINES WERE USED IN T WO ISOLATED CONFINED ROOMS WHICH WERE UNVENTILATED. THE THREE EMPLOYEES WERE OVE RCOME BY FUMES AND HAD TO LEAVE THE WORK AREA. MEDICAL TREATMENT CONSISTED OF TH E USE OF A HYPERBARIC CHAMBER AND OBSERVATION FOR 24 HOURS. THE EMPLOYEES' BLOOD COUNTS WERE 31 TO 36% (?) CO.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 48 M

    Nature of injury
    17
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    588
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    17
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    588
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    17
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    588
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

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