Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200801173 - Employees exposed to concentrated dose of carbon monoxide

Accident Summary Nr: 200801173 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 06/10/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306111592	06/10/2004	2657	322212	Placon

Abstract: On June 10, 2004, approximately seventy employees, spanning two work-shifts, were assembling cardboard purchase containers on a property that consisted of 65,000 sq-ft. A concentrated gas of carbon monoxide was released, due to a leak in two propane forklifts. Employees #1 and #2 reported experiencing exposure symptoms and were hospitalized and treated for carbon monoxide poisoning.

Keywords: LEAK, LUNG, WAREHOUSE, INHALATION, WORK STATION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, POISONING, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306111592			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators
2	306111592			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Laborers, except construction

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