OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14387112
LA MANTIA PLASTICS INC
MELROSE PARK, IL—
Event description
EMPLOYEES EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM FORKLIFT TRUCK
Investigation abstract
AT LEAST 4 EMPLOYEES SUFFERED FROM OVEREXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE. THE SOURCE O F THE CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE WAS AN OTIS LPG FORK LIFT TRUCK USED FOR MATERIAL HANDLING IN THE PLANT. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN PURCHASED USED BY THE EMPLOYER APPROX IMATELY 5 YEARS AGO. THE TRUCK IS USED 2 TO 4 HOURS PER SHIFT. 3 OF THE 4 AFFECT ED EMPLOYEES HAD CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN LEVELS IN EXCESS OF 25% MORE THAN ONE HOUR AF TER REMOVAL FROM THE PLANT. NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION WAS PROVIDED IN THE PLANT.
Victims (4)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 32 F
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 25 F
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 16 F
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 33 F
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 25
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0560
- Task assigned
- 1
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