Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 170572820 - Nine employees suffer from carbon monoxide exposure
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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301750410 | 07/01/1997 | 2211 | 0 | The Bibb Company, Inc. |
Abstract: On June 27, 1997, the B shift was working from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the cloth room when at about 2:30 p.m., several cloth graders began experiencing headaches. The employer's management began an investigation of the cause of the complaints, calling in the local fire department, who monitored for carbon monoxide. A large inventory of cloth was in the room and two propane-powered fork trucks were operating almost continuously. Employees #1 through #9 were sent to the hospital, where blood samples registered carboxyhemoglobin levels of 3.4, 6.6, 11.7, 6.5, 16.2, 11.1, 7.6, 10.4 and 7.5, respectively, indicating an overexposure to carbon monoxide. At 5:30 p.m., levels of carbon monoxide were recorded at 10 and 13 ppm. A leading dock door was raised and fans brought in to increase ventilation.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 301750410 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Graders and sorters, except agricultural | ||
2 | 301750410 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Supervisors, production occupations | ||
3 | 301750410 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Graders and sorters, except agricultural | ||
4 | 301750410 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Graders and sorters, except agricultural | ||
5 | 301750410 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Graders and sorters, except agricultural | ||
6 | 301750410 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Graders and sorters, except agricultural | ||
7 | 301750410 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Graders and sorters, except agricultural | ||
8 | 301750410 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Graders and sorters, except agricultural | ||
9 | 301750410 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Graders and sorters, except agricultural |