LOS ANGELES — A worker sickened after a carbon dioxide leak at the Los Angeles International Airport last month has reportedly died.
According to KABC, Cris Abraham, 36, was one of four people working inside a utility room on Oct. 31 at LAX when carbon dioxide was released from the fire suppression system.
Three other people in the room were able to evacuate safely but the gas caused Abraham to go into cardiac arrest, according to KABC.
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Family members told KTLA that Abraham was taken to the hospital and placed in a coma due to multiple seizures that were getting in the way of his brain healing.
Abraham however died on Nov. 11, Cal/OSHA said, according to KABC. Abraham was working for Brymax Construction Services at the airport.
Officials say, according to KTLA, that carbon dioxide displaces oxygen in one’s bloodstream which was what caused Abraham to go into cardiac arrest.
No further information has been released but KABC reported that Cal/OSHA has opened an investigation into the carbon dioxide leak and has up to six months to issue any citations if merited.