OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14387104

RESPIRATORY,DIESEL TRUCK,INHALATION,EXHAUST FUMES

1985-02-08T06:30:00

Event: RESPIRATORY,DIESEL TRUCK,INHALATION,EXHAUST FUMES
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14387104
Report ID: 524200

Event description

INHALATION OF DIESEL EXHAUST FUMES

Investigation abstract

ON FEBRUARY 8, 1985, AT ABOUT 6:30 AM, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 LEFT THEIR DIESEL POW RTY MINUTES FOR THE FUMES TO MAKE THE EMPLOYEES SICK. ERED VANS RUNNING WHILE THEY WERE LOADING PACKAGES INTO THEM FROM AN INSIDE SHIP PING OFFICE. THEY WERE WORKING AT A LARGE TRUCK TERMINAL. THEY THEN LEFT THE OFF ICE FROM A SIDE DOOR, WHICH THEY LEFT OPEN. EMPLOYEES #3 AND #4 WERE WORKING IN THE SHIPPING OFFICE DOING THEIR ASSIGNED TASKS. THERE IS SLIGHT NEGATIVE PRESSUR E IN THE SHIPPING OFFICE, AND A STRONG WIND WAS BLOWING OUTSIDE. DIESEL EXHAUST WAS EITHER PUSHED OR PULLED INTO THE SHIPPING OFFICE, CAUSING EMPLOYEES #1 THROU GH #4 TO BECOME SICK. THEY WERE TAKEN TO TWO LOCAL HOSPITALS, WHERE OXYGEN WAS A DMINISTERED IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. ALL WERE LATER RELEASED. IT TOOK TWENTY TO FO

Victims (4)

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

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

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

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

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1

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