OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14513758
HEATER,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,PROPANE,CARBON MONOXIDE
Event description
SEVEN EMPLOYEES OVER EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE
Investigation abstract
On November 17, 1987, seven employees working near the shipping and receiving de partment were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning. The company had been using three propane-powered industrial trucks, but two of the propane-powered in dustrial trucks had been replaced with rented electric industrial trucks. The on e remaining propane powered industrial truck was used only in the shipping and r eceiving department and with the overhead door kept open while it was in operati on. The other potential sources of carbon monoxide were the heating units.
Victims (7)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 44
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 42 F
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 44
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 44
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 52 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 44
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 44
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 44
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Hospitalized Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 40
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
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