Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14256770 - Employees asphyxiated when exposed to carbon monoxide

Accident Summary Nr: 14256770 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 06/14/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2979771	06/15/1988	3089	0	Oneida Molded Plastics Corporation Of Nc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2979797	06/15/1988	1541	0	Construction Management Co. Of Raleigh, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2979789	06/15/1988	1799	0	Lipscomb Concrete Cutting, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2979391	06/22/1988	1522	0	Montague Building Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2979771	06/15/1988	3089	0	Oneida Molded Plastics Corporation Of Nc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2979680	06/21/1988	9229	0	Johnston County Office Of Emergency Management
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2979771	06/15/1988	3089	0	Oneida Molded Plastics Corporation Of Nc

Abstract: On June 14, 1988, a contractor was using a gasoline-powered saw to cut a concrete floor at an injection molding facility. Carbon monoxide emissions from the saw were distributed throughout the plant by the air conditioning system, which uses 100 percent recirculated air. Employees #1 through #30, machine operators and assemblers at the plant, were treated at a local hospital for carbon monoxide asphyxiation. The employee's carboxyhemoglobin levels ranged from 7.2 to 28.3 percent.

Keywords: AIR CONDITIONER, TOXIC FUMES, CARBON MONOXIDE, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN, ASPHYXIATED, SAW, EXHAUST FUMES, VENTILATION, INHALATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
2	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
3	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
4	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
5	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
6	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
7	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
8	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
9	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
10	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
11	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
12	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
13	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
14	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
15	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
16	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
17	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
18	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
19	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
20	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
21	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
22	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
23	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
24	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
25	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
26	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
27	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
28	2979797			Occupation Not Listed
29	2979789			Occupation Not Listed
30	2979391			Occupation Not Listed
31	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
32	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's
33	2979680			Occupation Not Listed
34	2979771	Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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