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Accident Summary Nr: 200901577 - One Employee Dies, One Is Poisoned by Carbon Monoxide

Accident Summary Nr: 200901577 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 02/02/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307407270	02/03/2005	4222	493120	Georgia Cold Storage Co.

Abstract: On February 2, 2005, Employees #1 and #2 were operating LP gas powered industrial trucks inside a refrigerated warehouse. Employees #1 and #2 were exposed to carbon monoxide and became unconscious during the afternoon. They remained in the warehouse until the following morning when they were found. The rescue personnel took them to the hospital. Employee #1 died as a result of poisoning by carbon monoxide. Employee #2 was hospitalized and recovered.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WAREHOUSE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, POISONING, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307407270			Fatality	Asphyxia	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators
2	307407270			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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