OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #777920
SWEETHART PRODUCT INC.
OGDEN, UT·
Event description
Employee hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning
Investigation abstract
The employer had installed two fans to pull cool air from the cooler into the pr ocess room, where ten employees worked. A propane-powered forklift was being ope rated in the cooler and the fans were pulling air and carbon monoxide from the c ooler to the process room. Ten employees became ill at work; four employees were taken to the hospital, but only Employee #1 was admitted due to carbon monoxide poisoning. The propane-powered forklift was replaced with an electric-powered u nit and the problem was resolved.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 26 Male
- Nature of injury
- Poisoning(Systemic) (17)
- Part of body
- BODYSYSTEM (4)
- Accident type
- INHALATION (8)
- Source of injury
- MOTOR VEHICLE(INDUS) (30)
- Occupation
- Miscelaneous food preparation occupations (444)
- Human factor
- EQUIP. INAPPROPR FOR OPERATION (6)
- Environmental factor
- GAS/VAPOR/MIST/FUME/SMOKE/DUST (7)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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