Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14543672 - OVERCOME BY CARBON MONOXIDE GAS

Accident Summary Nr: 14543672 -- Report ID: 0317740 -- Event Date: 01/17/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
13008305	01/17/1984	2038	0	Pet Inc

Abstract: ON 1/17/84 EMPLOYEES WORKING ON THE FRENCH TOAST LINE BEGAN EXPERIENCING FATIGUE, NAUSEA, ETC. AND COMPLAINED OF SMELLING FUMES. THEY WERE REMOVED FROM THE WORK AREA AT APPROXIMIATELY 8:30 AM. AND TAKEN TO ALLENTOWN OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL, WHERE LEVELS OF CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN LEVELS IN THE BLOOD WERE MEASURED. THESE LEVELS INDICATED HIGH EXPOSURE (400-700PPM) TO CARBON MONOXIDE. THE CAUSE OF THE EXPOSURE WAS BELIEVED TO BE EXHAUST FROM THE GAS-FIRED HEAT EXCHANGER WHICH HEATS THE FRENCH TOAST OIL. THE EMPLOYER BELIEVES THAT OVERCAST WEATHER CONDITIONS CAUSED THE EXHAUST TO REENTER THE BUILDING THROUGH THE SPACE BETWEEN THE EXHAUST STACK AND THE ROOF. THIS HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY FILLING THIS SPACE WITH INSULATING PACKING MATERIAL AND BY EXTENDING THE STACK FROM ITS ORIGINAL 4 FOOT HEIGHT ABOVE THE ROOF TO ABOUT 12 FEET. DURING THE DAY THE REMAINING INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREA REPORTED SIMILAR SYMPTOMS TO THE EMPLOYER AND WERE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL. ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE RELEASED AFTER BLOOD TESTS AND EXAMINATIONS. THE ORIGINAL FOUR HOWEVER, WERE ADMITTED OVERNIGHT AND TREATED WITH OXYGEN IN A HYPERBARIC CHAMBER.

Keywords: FATIGUE, INHALATION, NAUSEA, HEAT EXCHANGER, CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
3	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
4	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
5	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
6	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
7	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
8	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
9	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
10	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
11	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
12	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
13	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
14	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
15	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
16	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
17	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
18	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
19	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
20	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
21	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
22	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
23	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
24	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
25	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
26	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
27	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
28	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
29	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
30	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
31	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
32	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
33	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
34	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
35	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
36	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
37	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
38	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
39	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
40	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
41	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
42	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
43	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
44	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
45	13008305	Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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