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4620 SAWBILL TRAIL, TOFTE, MN 55615
Standard 182065302
Employee Is Asphyxiated by Carbon Monoxide
At approximately 3:00 p.m. on May 27, 2007, Employee #1 returned to a 15 feet by 15 feet 8 inches A-frame cabin that was his sleeping quarters at the company. T he cabin was provided by the employer because the site was in a remote location. The overnight low was approximately 34 degrees Fahrenheit. The next morning, Ma y 28, he did not show up for his scheduled work time of 9:00 a.m. At 9:15 a.m., he was found dead, lying in bed in the cabin with a Williams Model Number 200161 1 liquid propane (LP) heater running. The medical examiner ruled the death to be due to carbon monoxide poisoning. The heater, installed in the cabin three year s prior to the accident, was found to have the following deficiencies: the vent safety shutoff device was not connected, the ventilation and ductwork was not in stalled properly, and the heat exchanger was corroded and cracked.
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