Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 809855 - FOUR EMPLOYEES EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE

Accident Summary Nr: 809855 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 10/16/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3048949	10/16/1987	4225	0	Keebler Company - Distribution Center

Abstract: EMPLOYEES #1-4 WERE USING TWO FORK LIFT TRUCKS IN THE WAREHOUSE TO STAGE PRODUCT FOR DELIVERY TO THE SERVICE AREA. AFTER WORKING FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS, THEY BEGAN HAVING HEADACHES. AT ABOUT 10:00 AM, THE WAREHOUSE MANAGER REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND TOLD THE FOUR EMPLOYEES TO GO OUT INTO FRESH AIR. THEY WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE CHARLOTTE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND GIVEN OXYGEN. BLOOD SAMPLES WERE TAKEN FROM ALL OF THEM. EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE RELEASED BY 1:00 PM. EMPLOYEES #3 AND #4 WERE KEPT OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION. THEIR BLOOD CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS WERE 27%, 33%, 34.8%, AND 31.5%. THEIR CALCULATED EXPOSURE LEVELS RANGED FROM 183 PPM TO 463 PPM.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, VENTILATION, WAREHOUSE, HEADACHE, INHALATION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TOXIC FUMES, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3048949	Hospitalized injury	Other	Truck drivers, light
2	3048949	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.
3	3048949	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.
4	3048949	Hospitalized injury	Other	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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