OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14447361
RESPIRATORY,VENTILATION,HEADACHE,DIZZINESS,CARBON MONOXIDE
Event description
EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE
Investigation abstract
ON JANUARY 17, 1985, THE THREE FRONT DESK EMPLOYEES WERE EXPERIENCING HEADACHES E PAST. THE COMPANY SINCE HAS SHUT OFF THE MAKEUP AIR. AND DIZZINESS AT ABOUT 6:30 PM. THE THREE EMPLOYEES WENT OUTSIDE FOR FRESH AIR A ND FELT BETTER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED WHEN THE EMPLOYEES RETURNED TO T HE FRONT DESK AREA. APPARENTLY SOME CARBON MONOXIDE HAD ENTERED THE BUILDING ALO NG WITH THE "MAKE UP" AIR AND HAD BUILT UP AROUND THE FRONT LOBBY AREA. AT APPRO XIMATELY 7 PM THE EMERGENCY SQUAD ARRIVED AND TRANSPORTED 11 EMPLOYEES TO THE HO SPITAL. POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN WHO ENTERED THE BUILDING LATER EXHIBITED SIMILAR S YMPTOMS AND WERE TREATED AT THE SCENE. APPARENTLY, THE MAKE UP AIR PULLED IN CAR BON MONOXIDE FROM THE EXHAUST ON THE ROOF. THIS PROBLRM HAD NEVER OCCURRED IN TH
Victims (10)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 317
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
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#10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 317
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 317
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 2
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#3 Hospitalized Age 28 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 317
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 26 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 317
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 46 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 317
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Hospitalized Age 28 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 317
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 46 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 317
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 317
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 317
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
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