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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14538284

RESPIRATORY,VENTILATION,HEADACHE,HEATER,INHALATION,NAUSEA,DIZZINESS,CARBON MONOXIDE

Event
RESPIRATORY,VENTILATION,HEADACHE,HEATER,INHALATION,NAUSEA,DIZZINESS,CARBON MONOXIDE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14538284
Report ID
452110

Event description

PROBABLE EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE GAS

Investigation abstract

AT ABOUT 9 AM ON FEBRUARY 12, 1987, SEVERAL EMPLOYEES BEGAN TO COMPLAIN OF HEADA NLY SLIGHTLY ELEVATED LEVELS. THE WORKPLACE HAD BEEN WELL VENTILATED BY THE TIME THE READINGS WERE TAKEN. THE GAS HEATERS WERE OLD, AND WERE REPLACED WITH NEW U NITS ON ON FEBRUARY 14TH. THE EMPLOYEES RETURNED TO WORK ON FEBRUARY 17TH. NO FU RTHER PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED. CHES, LIGHTHEADEDNESS AND NAUSEA. THIRTY EMPLOYEES WERE SENT TO THE LOCAL HOSPIT AL AND SEVEN OF THE THIRTY ADMITTED OVERNIGHT. BLOOD TESTS TAKEN BY THE TREATING PHYSICIANS DID NOT SHOW ANY ELEVATED CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN LEVELS. OXYGEN HAD BEEN ADMINISTERED PRIOR TO THE COLLECTION OF THE BLOOD SAMPLES. TWO WEEKS EARLIER A N ATURAL GAS LEAK HAD OCCURRED AT THIS SITE. SEVERAL PERSONS BECAME ILL AND THREE WERE HOSPITALIZED FOR OBSERVATION. NO NATURAL GAS LEAK WAS FOUND BY THE GAS COMP ANY REPRESENTATIVE, WHO CAME TO THE SITE THE NEXT DAY. CARBON MONOXIDE WAS FOUND TO BE ESCAPING FROM OVERHEAD GAS HEATERS, BUT WORKPLACE AIR MONITORING SHOWED O

Victims (7)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 31 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    744
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 36 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    744
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 19 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    796
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  4. #4 Hospitalized Age 36 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    744
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  5. #5 Hospitalized Age 59 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    744
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  6. #6 Hospitalized Age 51 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    744
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

  7. #7 Hospitalized Age 47 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    8
    Source
    19
    Occupation code
    744
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    0560
    Task assigned
    1

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