Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200801926 - Employee Is Poisoned When Overexposed to Carbon Monoxide

Accident Summary Nr: 200801926 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 08/23/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310763248	08/24/2007	4231	488490	Rjm Global, Inc.

Abstract: On August 23, 2007, Employee #1 was driving a Yale LP forklift, Serial Number P-213837, inside a cold storage warehouse with the door closed and no ventilation. After driving for approximately 45 minutes, Employee #1 lost consciousness temporarily, however upon regaining consciousness he was able to exit the cooler. Employee #1 was taken to a local hospital, where he was provided with oxygen for several hours, and then he was sent home. His blood work results showed that his 8-hour total time weighted average exposure to carbon monoxide was 186 ppm.

Keywords: VENTILATION, WAREHOUSE, INHALATION, GAS, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, POISONING, OVEREXPOSURE, STORAGE AREA, CARBON MONOXIDE, MOTOR VEHICLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310763248			Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Laborers, except construction

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