Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171050016 - Employee suffers overexposure to carbon monoxide

Accident Summary Nr: 171050016 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 07/12/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124074352	07/21/1994	2092	0	Kake Fisheries

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 a.m. on July 12, 1994, Employee #1 was operating a propane-powered forklift inside a closed door cold storage warehouse. Employee #1 was overexposed to carbon monoxide from the defective forklift. Another employee came into the warehouse, found Employee #1 disoriented, and moved him outside the warehouse to fresh air. Mouth to mouth resuscitation was administered to Employee #1 and he was transported to a hospital.

Keywords: ENCLOSED SPACE, IND TRK OPERATOR, VENTILATION, WORK RULES, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, INHALATION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, EXHAUST FUMES, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124074352			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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