A student from The Evergreen State College died due to carbon monoxide poisoning after a water heater was incorrectly installed, leading to a leak that triggered an alarm. Despite the alarm, The Evergreen State College staff silenced it, mistaking it for a false alarm. The Washington State Patrol's investigation revealed this finding, describing the death as 'tragic yet avoidable'. In response, The Evergreen State College President, Dr. John Carmichael, stated that the college is taking numerous steps to ensure students' safety, including improving training on incident detection and updating alarm response protocols. Additionally, two other students and a police officer were hospitalized due to the incident. Maintenance personnel had silenced the carbon monoxide alarms several times in the hours before 21-year-old Jonathan Rodriguez's death.
New information about how an Evergreen State College student died in student housing points to errors made on campus: https://t.co/msknyXB22M
Before a student died from carbon monoxide, at Evergreen State College, alarms sounded multiple times. That’s according to the Washington State Patrol’s new report. More here: https://t.co/l4i3enY2Xu
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Evergreen staff turned off CO alarms before student died: WSP report https://t.co/w7smlQziWl
Maintenance personnel silenced the carbon monoxide alarms several times in the hours before 21-year-old Jonathan Rodriguez died. https://t.co/QXc6ZJD9kF
New information about how an Evergreen State College student died in student housing points to errors made on campus. https://t.co/msknyXB22M
Two other Evergreen students in the same unit were hospitalized, as well as a police officer. https://t.co/GOhSWtXPQM
Response from The Evergreen State College President Dr. John Carmichael: "We are taking numerous steps to ensure our students’ safety - including improving training on incident detection and updating alarm response protocols.”
Evergreen State College student's death 'tragic yet avoidable' in WSP findings https://t.co/D7af7HsMoN
BREAKING: @wastatepatrol investigation into carbon monoxide death of student from The Evergreen State College released. WSP: water heater had been installed incorrectly, leak triggered alarm, TESC staff silenced it, thinking it was false alarm.
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