Technology News 488: Migration of Blasting Fumes into a Western Pennsylvania Home

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless gas that can cause illness and death by asphyxiation. although the toxicity of CO is understood, CO exposure can occur from unrecognized sources. On April 2, 2000, a couple and their newborn infant were poisoned by CO migrating through the ground from blasting at a nearby coal strip mine into their home near Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. They were treated at the hospital and diagnosed with CO poisoning. The infant had a carboxyhemoglobin level of 31%, the father 28%, and the mother 17%. Carboxyhemoglobin is the compound formed in the blood when CO is breathed. Persons not exposed to CO have carboxyhemoglobin levels of release from the hospital, the family installed a CO detector in the basement of their home with the help of the local fire department. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Coal Coal Mining Explosions Explosive Agents Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Explosives; Explosive-hazards; Poison-gases; Mining-industry; Coal-mining; Blasting-fumes
• Source:
  NIOSH 2001 May; :1-4
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Technology News
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Periodical
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Issue:
  488
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20001031
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:75f36c1a610d40eec978bc8454f6f27d06ec0c78b7fcee8c09480458077d8c46eb83a209d9032d43e4e78093ef47aa0941ca48b59af7db1651ea48f9414ed362
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/161990/cdc_161990_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 538.94 KB ]