OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #802223
UNCONSCIOUSNESS,ALARM,COMPRESSED AIR,CONSTRUCTION,NAUSEA,ASBESTOS REMOVAL,POISONING,TOXIC FUMES,AIR LINE,CARBON MONOXIDE
Event description
Two employees suffer carbon monoxide poisoning
Investigation abstract
At approximately 9:15 a.m. on March 19, 1990, Employees #1 and #2, who were empl at the compressor was visibly overheating and the carbon monoxide indicator was peaked although the alarm did not activate until after the employees' distress. oyed by an asbestos abatement contractor, were preparing to remove asbestos from a ceiling. Wearing full face respirators, the employees went into the contained area and hooked up to an air hose equipped with a new air board from a compress ed air system. As soon as the employees began to wet down the ceiling, they noti ced a smell similar to burned hydraulic fluid inside their masks. The employees became nauseated and Employee #1 lost consciousness. They unhooked the lines and left the area. Both employees were taken to the hospital and released. The phys ician's diagnosis was carbon monoxide poisoning. Witness statements indicated th
Victims (2)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 593
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 593
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
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