Inspection Detail
Inspection: 2807030 - Baltimore City Dept. Of Social Services
Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health
Site Address:
Baltimore City Dept. Of Social Services
1500 Greenmount Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21202
Mailing Address:
1500 Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore,, MD 21202
Union Status: Union
SIC:9311
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Complaint
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: LocalGovt
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 10/28/1986
Emphasis: L:9311
Case Closed: 11/04/1986
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Complaint | 71102891 | Yes |
Investigation Summary
ON MARCH THIRD, 1986, HIGH WINDS CAUSED A DOWNDRAFT WHICH ALLOWED EXHAUST GAS FROM A FURNACE TO ENTER THE FOURTH FLOOR WORKING AREA OF A CITY GOVERNMENT BUILDING. 64 EMPLOYEES COMPLAINED OF SMELLING "OIL" FUMES, AND OF EXPERIENCING SUCH SYMPTOMS AS HEADACHE AND NAUSEA. MANY ALSO EXPERIENCED SYMPTONS NOT RELATED TO CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION. OF THE 64 EMPLOYESS, ABOUT 23 HAD THEIR CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN LEVELS CHECKED. AREA MONITORING FOR CARBON MONOXIDE ON THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT REVEALED CO LEVELS OF FROM SIX TO EIGHT PARTS PER MILLION. MONITORING SINCE THE INCIDENT HAS NOT REVEALED ANY SIGNIFICANT CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS. THE INCIDENT APPEARS TO BE AN EXAMPLE OF MASS PSYCHOGENIC ILLNESS. ALL 64 EMPLOYEES FILED WORKER'S COMPENSATION CLAIMS. 12 WERE TREATED AT THE HYBERBARIC MEDICINE UNIT FOR PERSISTENT SYMPTOMS. TREATMENT WAS BASED ON PSYCHO-MOTOR TESTS AND NOT CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN LEVELS.
Keywords: FURNACE, RESPIRATORY, VENTILATION, HEADACHE, INHALATION, NAUSEA, EXHAUST FUMES, CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN, TOXIC FUMES, CARBON MONOXIDE
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 2807030 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
2 | 2807030 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
3 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
4 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
5 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
6 | 2807030 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
7 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
8 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
9 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
10 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
11 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
12 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
13 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
14 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
15 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
16 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
17 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
18 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
19 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
20 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
21 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
22 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
23 | 2807030 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
24 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
25 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
26 | 2807030 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
27 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
28 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
29 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
30 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
31 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
32 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
33 | 2807030 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
34 | 2807030 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
35 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
36 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
37 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
38 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
39 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
40 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
41 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
42 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
43 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
44 | 2807030 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
45 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
46 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
47 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
48 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
49 | 2807030 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
50 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
51 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
52 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
53 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
54 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
55 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
56 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
57 | 2807030 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
58 | 2807030 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
59 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
60 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
61 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
62 | 2807030 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
63 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks | ||
64 | 2807030 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Records clerks |