California worker fatality shows need for confined space in construction rule
Calif. worker fatality shows need for confined space in construction rule
A crew foreman – the person responsible for safety at his job site – died as a result of exposure to toxic fumes, an accident that was investigated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Division of Safety Research (DSR), through its Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology (FACE) Project.
According to NIOSH, the man died as the result of exposure to 2-nitiopropane and coal tar pitch vapors. The victim and a co-worker (who became seriously ill) were painting water line sleeves and valves.