Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 155736.015 - Employee dies while sleeping in quarters due to CO buildup

Accident Summary Nr: 155736.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 11/01/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1639822.015	12/12/2022		111998	Humboldt Sanctuary Farms Llc And Richard Abernathy Cooper

Abstract: On November 1, 2022, an employee working as a farm worker was sleeping in an enclosed area with a heater or generator running. The employee died due to buildup of toxic levels of carbon monoxide.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Carbon Monoxide, Carboxyhemoglobin, Farm, Farm Machinery, Farm worker, Heater, Inhalation, Lack of oxygen, Overexposure, Sleeping Quarters, Toxic Atmosphere, Toxic Fumes, Ventilation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1639822.015	55	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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