OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #825646
VENTILATION,PPE,WORK RULES,TOXIC ATMOSPHERE,INHALATION,EXHAUST FUMES,POISONING,OVEREXPOSURE,UNTRAINED,CARBON MONOXIDE
Event description
Two employees overexposed to carbon monoxide, 1 hospitalized
Investigation abstract
From 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on November 14, 1988, Employees #1 and #2 were organ tremely ill and reported to his supervisor at 3:40 p.m. for admission to Shady G rove Adventist Hospital. The two employees were not aware of the hazard because they had received no training with regard to carbon monoxide or propane. They we re not offered ppe or carbon monoxide monitors. izing beer kegs and pallets in a keg box. Employee #1 had come off his job as a truck driver to assist Employee #2, who was operating a propane powered forklift , Click GES 25 MB, type LP, serial #6138 MB 0202-6221 FA. Employee #1 was in the keg box for the entire duration of the task. Employee #2 was operating the lift for the entire duration; he was in the keg box approximately 70 percent of that time and during the other 30 percent was retrieving orders for the keg box. Bet ween 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., both employees developed symptoms of carbon monoxi de poisoning. Employee #2 merely stepped outside to rest but Employee #1 felt ex
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 805
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 856
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
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