OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14254726

WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,AIR CONTAMINATION,OVEREXPOSURE,CARBON MONOXIDE,POISONING

1987-07-16T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,AIR CONTAMINATION,OVEREXPOSURE,CARBON MONOXIDE,POISONING
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14254726
Report ID: 453710

Event description

Employees exposed to carbon monoxide

Investigation abstract

On July 17, 1987, an LPG forklift truck, owned by a contractor who was on site m oving equipment and machinery, was emitting carbon monoxide. Although the truck had been used the previous day without employee complaint, Employees #1 through #20 were exposed to an unknown concentration of carbon monoxide and were taken t o the Iredell Memorial Hospital Emergency Room. Employee #3 was kept overnight i n the hospital for observation. The forklift was removed from the site on the af ternoon of July 17. The actual carbon monoxide concentration at the time of the incident could not be determined. On August 6, 1987, the carbon monoxide reading s in the plant were 8 ppm to 16 ppm, below the PEL of 50 ppm.

Victims (21)

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 50 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
2
#11 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#12 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#13 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#14 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#15 Non-hospitalized injury Age 43 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#16 Non-hospitalized injury Age 49 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#17 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#18 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#19 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 55 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
2
#20 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 50 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
2
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 57 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
2
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 36 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
2
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 54 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
2
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
2
#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
2
#9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
779

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
2
#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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