OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #570127
VENTILATION,HEADACHE,WORK RULES,INHALATION,NAUSEA,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,EXHAUST FUMES,TOXIC FUMES,OVEREXPOSURE,CARBON MONOXIDE
Event description
Ten employees overexposed to carbon monoxide
Investigation abstract
Lid and bowl printers had been moved to a new location over two to four weeks, i oyees #2 and #3, who went to a family doctor, went to the hospital for blood tes ts. The employer was notified of the carbon monoxide overexposure and told other employees to report to hospitals. nstalled, and put into operation. The printers use a propane burner to heat plas tic lids or bowls before printing with UV cured inks. The ventilation system had not been reinstalled. Apparently, at the beginning of the third shift, midnight to 8:30 a.m., the air conditioning system was turned off because it was cold, a nd a Clark forklift B55244045 was in the area. Employees #1 through #10 started to experience headaches between 5:00 and 6:30 a.m. The employees met in the rest room and all were suffering from headaches, nausea, and dizziness. At 8:00 a.m. , all employees except Employee #10 went outside. All ten employees, except Empl
Victims (10)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 F
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
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#10 Hospitalized Age 29 F
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 32 F
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 33 F
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 35 F
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 23 F
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Hospitalized Age 28 F
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Hospitalized Age 22 F
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#8 Hospitalized Age 25 F
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#9 Hospitalized Age 49 F
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
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