Houseboat-Associated Carbon Monoxide Poisonings on Lake Powell – Arizona and Utah, 2000

Details

• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Baron, R. L. ; Radtke, Timothy M.
• Description:
  During August 2000 at Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on the Arizona-Utah border, two brothers died of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning as they swam near the stern of a houseboat while the onboard gasoline-powered generator was operating. As a result of these deaths, an investigation was initiated by the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) with assistance from the U.S. Department of the Interior, CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the U.S. Coast Guard. In addition to investigating the deaths of the two brothers, the multiagency team evaluated visitor and worker boat-related CO exposures at Lake Powell. The study identified nine boat-related fatal CO poisonings since 1994 and approximately 100 nonfatal poisonings since 1990. This report describes the preliminary results of an ongoing investigation of watercraft-related CO poisonings on Lake Powell. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Hazardous Substances Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Health hazards; Hazards; Mortality rates; Mortality data; Poison gases; Exposure levels; Exposure assessment; Exhaust gases; Combustion gases; Combustion engines
• Source:
  MMWR 2000 Dec; 49(49):1105-1108
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  49
• Issue:
  49
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20020631
• Citation:
  MMWR 2000 Dec; 49(49):1105-1108
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:574e164c1ec320f165f1a1772c4a8fd5ff67685df8e9c1dbb89f4bc5dd626215816ef12677082725cdf521c2d4abb263f8f723bc685e815a60e07fd82cd6ee39
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183133/cdc_183133_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 50.97 KB ]