Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 119520.015 - Employee incurs carbon monoxide overexposure in metals plant
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1391893.015 | 04/09/2019 | 331222 | Wire Mesh Texas Llc |
Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on April 4, 2019, an employee had been operating a wire drawing machine as part of his 12-hour shift when he started feeling ill and left work after only 3 hours. Coworkers had been operating gasoline powered saws intermittently for 6 hours per day for several days that week in the same area within the building. The employee sought treatment at a local emergency room and was hospitalized to treat carbon monoxide poisoning.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1391893.015 | 62 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machine operators, not specified |