Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CSL Plasma , 1406 N State Rd 7, MARGATE, FLORIDA 33063
on — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee lost consciousness due to exposure to dry ice vapors while moving plasma to a dry ice freezer. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was storing away a hospital bed in a warehouse when the bed collapsed and his left little finger got caught in the metal frame, resulting in a laceration to the fingertip that required hospitalization and a surgical amputation.
An employee was unloading a box truck. While moving cargo in the rear of the truck, the employee mis-stepped and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken arm.
A person donated plasma. Before leaving, their pepper spray accidentally discharged in the office and caused a chemical reaction. An employee was performing phlebotomy and sustained a seizure.
An employee was passing through a building when she suffered an allergic reaction to a cinnamon air freshener. The employee began to feel dizzy and ill, ultimately becoming unresponsive. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee wearing a blasting hood was preparing to blast inside a tank. The line that supplies the hood with breathing air was plugged into an argon line. The employee breathed the argon gas and fell. The employee was hospitalized for argon poisoning.
An employee was preparing a pump for maintenance. When the employee removed a cover, chemicals were released into the air. The employee was exposed to hydrogen sulfide and methyl mercaptan and was hospitalized.
An employee was storing away a hospital bed in a warehouse when the bed collapsed and his left little finger got caught in the metal frame, resulting in a laceration to the fingertip that required hospitalization and a surgical amputation.
A person donated plasma. Before leaving, their pepper spray accidentally discharged in the office and caused a chemical reaction. An employee was performing phlebotomy and sustained a seizure.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.