Hispanic Carpet Laborer Overcome by Carbon Monoxide Fumes

Details

• Personal Author:
  Davis, Arthur W. ; Hetzler, William E.
• Corporate Authors:
  Nebraska Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Nebraska FACE) ; Nebraska. Department of Labor ; Nebraska Workforce Development
• Description:
  The victim, a 25-year-old male carpet installer was part of a two-person crew installing carpets in a new residential home. Since electrical service had not yet been established they were using a gas-powered generator for power. Due to the extreme cold they did not open any windows or doors for ventilation. A neighbor noticed their work van was still at the house later in the evening and investigated. Upon finding the workers unconscious, he called emergency personnel. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The Nebraska Workforce Development, Department of Labor's Investigator concluded that to help prevent future similar occurrences, employers should: 1. Instruct employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) in his/her work environment. 2. Establish an effective Written Injury Prevention Program & Safety Committee.
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Occupational Health
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Respiratory Protective Devices
  • Safety
  • Safety Management
  • Vehicle Emissions
  • Workplace
• Keywords:
  • OSHA Region 7
  • Accident-analysis
  • Accident-prevention
  • Accidents
  • Injuries
  • Injury-prevention
  • Traumatic-injuries
  • Work-operations
  • Work-analysis
  • Work-areas
  More +
• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Construction ; Hispanic - Construction
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE04NE044
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20030360
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2006-112830
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 04NE044, 2006 May ; :1-6
• CAS Registry Number:
  • Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Nebraska Department of Labor
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1752 - Floor laying and floor work, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Start Date:
  1993/09/30
• End Date:
  2006/08/31
• Resource Number:
  FACE-04NE044
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/166329/cdc_166329_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 107.12 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:93ffcaed93f4138c6cd4693e4f05db95673ae061b102769a3f195da0b3cb3ca06f84279637b33a185bd5502c57fbe3fe555ae7590ef452292eebbc39bc1955a5