Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 171048986 - Ten employees suffer overexposure to carbon monoxide
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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115059966 | 01/20/1995 | 3363 | 0 | Fairfield Aluminum Castings Company |
Abstract: Employee #1 through #10, aluminum foundry workers, were attending a safety meeting for approximately 1 hour while natural gas burners (fabricated in-house) were used to heat steel molds to ready them for casting. Ventilation fans were not operational during this meeting, causing a buildup of carbon monoxide. The employees returned to their assigned tasks in the permanent mold area of the foundry, but they began to experience symptoms of carbon monoxide overexposure. After approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours they began to feel dizzy and some began to feel a lapse of consciousness. At this point, the area was evacuated and the affected employees were sent to the hospital.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 115059966 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
2 | 115059966 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
3 | 115059966 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
4 | 115059966 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
5 | 115059966 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
6 | 115059966 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
7 | 115059966 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
8 | 115059966 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
9 | 115059966 | Non Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported | ||
10 | 115059966 | Hospitalized injury | Poisoning(Systemic) | Occupation not reported |