OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14454516
SUPER VALUE STORES INC
DES MOINES, IA—
Event description
CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK
Investigation abstract
A GASOLINE POWERED SAW WAS BEING USED IN THE WET COOLER BY THE CONSTRUCTION MEN TO CUT GROOVES IN THE FLOOR FOR WATER DRAINAGE. THERE WAS A BUILD UP OF CARBON M ONOXIDE (CO) IN THE COOLER DUE TO THE EXHAUST FROM THE GAS-POWERED SAW. THE SUPE RVALUE EMPLOYEES THAT WERE WORKING IN THE COOLER WERE OVERCOME BY THE POISONOUS CO GAS. THE COOLER WAS OPENED AND VENTED AND WORKING CONDITIONS WERE RECTIFIED B Y VENTING THE SAW EXHAUST TO THE OUTSIDE.
Victims (8)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 863
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 877
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 877
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 877
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 877
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Hospitalized Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 877
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Hospitalized Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 877
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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