Land clearing and forest product company owner overcome by carbon monoxide in hopper of wood chip burning boiler—Massachusetts

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE18MA022

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Land clearing and forest product company owner overcome by carbon monoxide in hopper of wood chip burning boiler—Massachusetts

2021/08/13
By Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Project (Massachusetts FACE) ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Project (Massachusetts FACE) ; Massachusetts. Department of Public Health

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On March 25, 2018, a 54-year-old land clearing and forest product company owner was overcome by carbon monoxide (CO) as he was checking on a wood chip powered boiler system. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS - Key contributing factors identified in this investigation include: 1) Failure to install and maintain adequate ventilation for a wood burning boiler system; 2) Lack of carbon monoxide monitoring equipment in the area of fuel burning equipment; and 3) Unidentified confined space. RECOMMENDATIONS - The Massachusetts FACE Program concluded that, to help prevent similar occurrences, employers should: 1) Follow manufacturers' guidance regarding installation and maintenance of wood burning boilers and exhaust systems to ensure that carbon monoxide is removed from buildings; 2) Identify confined spaces in work areas and develop, train on, and enforce written work procedures for confined space entry; 3) Implement a comprehensive safety and health program that addresses hazard evaluation and avoidance of unsafe conditions, including workplace surveys to identify all potential sources of carbon monoxide, and locations where carbon monoxide may accumulate.
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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident Analysis Accidents Boiler Furnaces Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Confined Spaces Exhaust Systems Fatalities NIOSH Region 1 Prevention Through Design PTD Safety Practices Ventilation
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Other (0019) ; Prevention through Design (PtD) (0025)

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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
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State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE18MA022
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Massachusetts
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-12
NIOSHTIC Number:

20064829
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2022-100398
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 18MA022, 2021 Aug; :1-12
CAS Registry Number:

Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
Federal Fiscal Year:

2021
Performing Organization:

Massachusetts State Department of Public Health
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

23 - Construction - (NAICS 2022) ; 238910 - Site Preparation Contractors - (NAICS 2022)

23 - Construction - (NAICS 2022) ; 238910 - Site Preparation Contractors - (NAICS 2022) Less -
Start Date:

2005/07/01
Source Full Name:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
End Date:

2026/06/30
Resource Number:

FACE-18MA022
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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