OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #970756
ALBERTSON'S INC.
NORTH SALT LAKE, UT·
Event description
Seven employees overexposed to carbon monoxide
Investigation abstract
At approximately 3:00 a.m. on October 20, 1988, Employees #1 through #7 were wor king in a refrigerated food warehouse where other companies were doing remodelin g and construction work at the rear of the warehouse distribution center. The wa rehouse employees started work adjacent to the construction where propane-powere d manlifts had been running most of the day. Employees #1 through #7 became ill after 4 to 5 hours and were taken to the hospital, where carboxyhemoglobin was m easured and ranged from a low of 15.2 percent to a high of 23.4 percent. Employe es #1 through #7 were hospitalized suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Victims (7)
-
#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 55 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Hospitalized Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Hospitalized Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
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