Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92449.015 - Employee Is Overwhelmed By Fumes And Hospitalized With Respi

Accident Summary Nr: 92449.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 01/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1205124.015	01/24/2017		622110	West Penn Allegheny Health System, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on January 20, 2017, Employee #1 was sitting at a desk in an office. He smelled something like diesel fumes, which was possibly emanating from a space heater. The fumes overwhelmed him and he started experienced respiratory failure and illness. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he was diagnosed with respiratory failure with hypoxia and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Gas Leak, Heater, Office Area, Respiratory

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1205124.015	50	F	Hospitalized injury		Administrators, education and related fields

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