Tag: carbon monoxide

Safety

Worker killed by carbon monoxide poisoning near Baltimore

A construction worker in Maryland was found dead last month from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning. According to a report from CBS Baltimore, Broca Celaya Gerardo had stayed late Dec. 22 to continue work in the basement of a home being renovated in Woodlawn. Around 9 a.m. the next day, firefighters responded and found lethal levels of carbon monoxide. […]

January 11, 2016

Safety

Unventilated use of equipment on indoor site poisons 11 workers with high level of carbon monoxide

A large group of a crew working in Maryland was rushed to the hospital earlier this week after an extremely high amount of carbon monoxide was detected inside the building where they were working. According to a report from WJLA TV, 11 workers in total were treated for CO poisoning Monday in Rockville where gas-powered concrete finishers were […]

May 14, 2015

Safety

Va. Tech researchers develop hard hat sensor to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning

Each year about one or two American workers die of suffocation from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Typically, these deaths are the result of operating gasoline-powered tools in confined spaces. Researchers at Virginia Tech want to reduce that number to 0. So, this team developed a clever sensor that attaches to a hard hats that acts […]

August 26, 2013