OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14339741

VENTILATION,HEADACHE,INHALATION,NAUSEA,TOXIC FUMES,CARBON MONOXIDE

1985-05-03T00:00:00

Event: VENTILATION,HEADACHE,INHALATION,NAUSEA,TOXIC FUMES,CARBON MONOXIDE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14339741
Report ID: 453710

Event description

EMPLOYEES EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE IN BASEMENT

Investigation abstract

ON MAY 3, 1985, FIVE EMPLOYEES REPORTED TO THE NURSE AND COMPLAINED OF HEADACHES , NAUSEA AND GENERAL MALAISE. ONE EMPLOYEE HAD CHERRY RED LIPS. FOUR OF THE EMPL OYEES WERE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL. THE NEXT DAY, TWENTY FOUR EMPLOYEES REPORTED TO THE NURSE'S STATION WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. THESE WORKERS WERE ENGAGED IN ELECTR ICAL WORK IN THE BASEMENT OF A MANUFACTURING AREA. CONSTRUCTION WORK WAS UNDERWA Y IN THE MANUFACTURING AREA. TWO OF THE TWENTY FOUR WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL T HE SECOND DAY. THE EMPLOYEES WERE APPARENTLY EXPOSED TO HIGH LEVELS OF CARBON MO NOXIDE.

Victims (29)

#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#11 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#12 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#13 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#14 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#15 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#16 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#17 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#18 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#19 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#20 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#21 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#22 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#23 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#24 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#25 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#26 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#27 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#28 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 31 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#5 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#6 Hospitalized Age 36 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#7 Hospitalized Age 32 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
575

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#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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