Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170717417 - Employee suffers carbon monoxide poisoning

Accident Summary Nr: 170717417 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/18/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123927956	07/20/1994	0723	0	T-Way Inc Cold Storage

Abstract: Employee #1, of T-Way, Inc., a company that ships and receives fruit through an enclosed cold storage facility, was exposed to carbon monoxide from two forklifts with LP-fueled internal combustion engines. The lifts were not equipped with exhaust purifiers, and the cold storage area was not equipped with a CO monitoring system. At 8:58 p.m., Employee #1 fainted and was taken to Kaweah Delta District Hospital, where he was diagnosed as suffering an abnormally high level of carbon monoxide in his bloodstream.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, VENTILATION, INADEQUATE MAINT, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, ALARM, INHALATION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, POISONING, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123927956			Non Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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