Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200370435 - Seven employees exposed to carbon monoxide

Accident Summary Nr: 200370435 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 02/24/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302418470	02/25/1999	9199	0	Horry County Public Works

Abstract: Employees #1 through #7 and coworkers were in a county office building when they began to experience symptoms such as headache, nausea, and dizziness. The entire building was evacuated and Employees #1 through #7 and 97 coworkers were taken to area hospitals. The cause was later determined to be exposure to carbon monoxide from a boiler whose exhaust system had been improperly installed when the building was renovated ten years before.

Keywords: VAPOR, HEADACHE, BOILER, INHALATION, NAUSEA, AIR CONTAMINATION, DIZZINESS, EXHAUST FUMES, CHEMICAL VAPOR, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302418470	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Supervisors, general office
2	302418470	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Billing clerks
3	302418470	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Billing clerks
4	302418470	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Billing clerks
5	302418470	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Billing clerks
6	302418470	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Billing clerks
7	302418470	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Billing clerks

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