Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100433.015 - Employee is hospitalized after carbon monoxide exposure

Accident Summary Nr: 100433.015 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 08/26/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1260556.015	08/26/2017		484110	Choptank Transport, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on August 26, 2017, Employee #1 was counting and tagging freight around Bay #8 through 10, in a 30,000 square foot area, where four powered industrial trucks were in operation. The employee reached up to grab the roll-up door when he became dizzy, and had a syncopal episode. Emergency medical services were called and upon arrival, the employee was alert, nauseous, light-headed, and sweating. The carbon monoxide level was at 328.3 ppm as an 8-hour time weighted average. The employee was hospitalized after exposure to the toxic atmosphere.

Keywords: Carbon Monoxide, Emergency Response, Fainted, Nausea, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Toxic Atmosphere

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1260556.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Stock and inventory clerks

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