OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #571612

ALLIED TUBULAR RIVET CO INC

CAROL STREAM, IL— 1985-02-06T00:00:00

Event: RESPIRATORY, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN, TOXIC FUMES, CARBON MONOXIDE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2352474
Employer profile: ALLIED TUBULAR RIVET CO INC
Summary number: 571612
Report ID: 521400

Event description

EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM FORKLIFT TRUCK

Investigation abstract

ON FEBRUARY 6, 1985, EIGHT EMPLOYEES OF THE ALLIED TUBULAR RIVET CO. INC., WHO W ERE WORKING AT THEIR REGULARLY ASSIGNED TASKS, WERE OVERCOME BY CARBON MONOXIDE GAS FROM A DEFECTIVE FORK LIFT TRUCK. THEY WERE TAKEN BY PARAMEDICS TO A LOCAL H OSPITAL AND TREATED AND RELEASED. THEIR CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN LEVELS RANGED FROM 7.6 PERCENT TO 18.2 PERCENT.

Victims (7)

#1 Hospitalized Age 46 F

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
313

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 34 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
715

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 21 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
715

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
715

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#5 Hospitalized Age 28 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
715

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#6 Hospitalized Age 20 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
25

Event type
8

Source
19

Occupation code
715

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0560

Task assigned
1
#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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