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Accident Summary Nr: 201491735 - Four Employees Are Exposed to Carbon Monoxide

Accident Summary Nr: 201491735 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/29/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310828397	11/05/2008	0761	115115	Hernandez Labor Inc

Abstract: On July 30, 2008, Employee #1, #2, #3, and #4, agricultural workers, were packing bell peppers for a seven hour shift in a cold storage room, 60 ft by 60 ft by 18 ft, approximately 65,000 cubic ft. Two LPG powered forklifts were in operation in the room. The cold room was equipped with an ammonia based refrigeration system that was a closed system, zero make-up air, which circulated interior air through the air handler then back into the room through ducts. Employee's #1, #2, #3, and #4 were hospitalized for exposure to carbon monoxide.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, INHALATION, POISONING, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310828397	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Farm workers
2	310828397	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Farm workers
3	310828397	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Farm workers
4	310828397	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Farm workers

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