OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #879163

FURNACE,INHALATION,POISONING,OVEREXPOSURE,TANK,CARBON MONOXIDE

1990-02-14T00:00:00

Event: FURNACE,INHALATION,POISONING,OVEREXPOSURE,TANK,CARBON MONOXIDE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 879163
Report ID: 352450

Event description

Employee dies after exposure to carbon monoxide

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 secured a hose to a blast furnace gas holding tank to fill a water s eal. He completed the job and then stood near the water pump. Between 10:45 a.m. and 11:05 a.m. he returned to the landing on the blast furnace gas holding tank and was overcome by carbon monoxide gas. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 36 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
999

Human factor
19

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1

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