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Inspection: 302418470 - Horry County Public Works
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Inspection Information - Office: South Carolina Priv | ||||
| Nr: 302418470 | Report ID: 0454510 | Open Date: 02/25/1999 | ||
| Horry County Public Works | ||||
| 801 Main St. Conway, SC 29526 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 9199/General Government, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | LocalGovt | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 05/20/1999 | |
| Close Case: | 06/10/1999 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 362626657 | |||
| Complaint | 202276200 | Yes | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 200370435 | Event: 02/24/1999 | Seven Employees Exposed To Carbon Monoxide | ||||
| Employees #1 through #7 and coworkers were in a county office building when they began to experience symptoms such as headache, nausea, and dizziness. The entire building was evacuated and Employees #1 through #7 and 97 coworkers were taken to area hospitals. The cause was later determined to be exposure to carbon monoxide from a boiler whose exhaust system had been improperly installed when the building was renovated ten years before. | ||||||
| Keywords: vapor, headache, boiler, inhalation, nausea, air contamination, dizziness, exhaust fumes, chemical vapor, carbon monoxide | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 302418470 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Billing clerks | ||
| 2 | 302418470 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Billing clerks | ||
| 3 | 302418470 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Billing clerks | ||
| 4 | 302418470 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Billing clerks | ||
| 5 | 302418470 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Billing clerks | ||
| 6 | 302418470 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Billing clerks | ||
| 7 | 302418470 | Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Supervisors, general office | ||