Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202079554 - Twelve Employees Are Exposed to Carbon Monoxide
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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312515026 | 07/23/2008 | 9999 | 237110 | Crescent Construction Services, Llc |
Abstract: At approximately 4:58 a.m. on July 23, 2008, Employees #1 - #12 were working at a Harris Teeter grocery store in Charlotte, NC. Employee #1 was using a propane fueled General Jet pressure washer which contained a 16 HP Vanguard Briggs and Stratton engine. He was cleaning a 4-in. drain with the pressure washer inside the produce preparation cooler, which did not have a ventilation system. He was overexposed to carbon monoxide and was found unresponsive. Emergency medical services were called. The Charlotte Fire Department responded and obtained Carbon monoxide readings ranging from 2 parts per million- in excess of 999 parts per million. The store was later evacuated, and the employees were transported to Carolinas Medical Center and Presbyterian Hospitals for medical evaluation and treatment for Carbon monoxide exposures. Employees #1 - #12 were not hospitalized. Employee #1 was exposed to concentration levels ranging from 224.57 ppm with a 8-Hour TWA of 166.56 ppm to 316.68 ppm with a 8-Hour TWA of 234.87 ppm. NOTE- the narrative says none of the employees were hospitalized but the injury lines state that one employee was hospitalized.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 312515026 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | ||
2 | 312515026 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Firefighting occupations | ||
3 | 312515026 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | ||
4 | 312515026 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Firefighting occupations | ||
5 | 312515026 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec | ||
6 | 312515026 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec | ||
7 | 312515026 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | ||
8 | 312515026 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | ||
9 | 312515026 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | ||
10 | 312515026 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Guards and police, excluding public service | ||
11 | 312515026 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Firefighting occupations | ||
12 | 312515026 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Supervisors, firefighting & fire prevention occupa |