Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170063762 - Employees suffer carbon monoxide exposure from forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 170063762 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 12/10/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18454827	12/11/1991	2281	0	Mortex Apparel Corp. Dba Knits Unlimited

Abstract: Employees #1 through #8 were operating knitting machines in the main production area. Another worker was using a Toyota forklift truck, model 40- 4FG10, serial #40FG18-20152, to transport materials into and out of the production area. Employees #1 through #8 experienced nausea and dizziness. They were treated with oxygen and released from local hospitals without being admitted. Ambient carbon monoxide levels were determined to be approximately 88 ppm based on carboxyhemoglobin analysis (using conservative assumptions). Total exposure time was approximately 4 hours. The ventilation was poor and the forklift not well maintained.

Keywords: VENTILATION, INADEQUATE MAINT, INHALATION, NAUSEA, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, DIZZINESS, CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18454827	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Knitting, looping, taping & weaving mach.operators
2	18454827	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Knitting, looping, taping & weaving mach.operators
3	18454827	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Knitting, looping, taping & weaving mach.operators
4	18454827	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Knitting, looping, taping & weaving mach.operators
5	18454827	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Knitting, looping, taping & weaving mach.operators
6	18454827	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Knitting, looping, taping & weaving mach.operators
7	18454827	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Knitting, looping, taping & weaving mach.operators
8	18454827	Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Knitting, looping, taping & weaving mach.operators

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