OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221516206
BRYMAX CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.
LOS ANGELES, CA—
Event description
Employee is killed when fire suppression system discharges
Investigation abstract
At 7:00 a.m. on October 31, 2022, an employee was brazing a copper line in an electrical equipment room that was equipped with a carbon dioxide fire extinguishing system. The fire extinguishing system activated, discharging and flooding the room with carbon dioxide. The employee was unable to escape the room and was overcome and asphyxiated by the carbon dioxide. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he died.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Event type
- 8
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 41 M
- Event type
- 8
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