Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift · Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AVS, INCORPORATED, 60 FITCHBURG ROAD, AYER, MASSACHUSETTS 01432
on — Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was moving equipment into a building and breathed in carbon monoxide from a nearby malfunctioning heater furnace. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.
An employee was performing janitorial duties on the 15th floor of a building that was under construction. She began having trouble breathing. The employee was hospitalized with lung irritation caused by dust.
An employee was sweeping in an area with powdered PVC on the floor and began having difficulty breathing and coughing up blood, The employee was hospitalized for inhalation of PVC.
An employee was working in a furnace, tearing out brick from the door jambs. A brick fell from about 5 feet above him and landed on his left middle finger. The fingertip was medically amputated.
An employee was changing the tool on a manual drill press when their hand was pulled into the spindle of the press, amputating the tip of their right index finger.
An employee was installing a control panel and wiring for an industrial oven on a 6-foot portable A-frame ladder when they fell backward and struck their head on the concrete floor, resulting in a head injury.
An employee was working from a ladder to service a heat treating vessel when they lost consciousness due a lack of oxygen and the nitrogen present. The employee fell from the ladder and sustained back contusions and a head laceration that required stitches.
An employee fell while exiting a trailer. The employee landed on their left side on the pavement, suffering multiple broken ribs on the left side. The employee was hospitalized.
Two employees were setting up a mandrel in the spindle of a machine. The mandrel was side-shifted while an employee's hand was on the mast of a powered industrial truck. The employee suffered crushing injuries that resulted in amputations to the middle and ring fingertips.
An employee had been loading a double deck press. The employee saw a mold had been sent in with the C-hook still attached on the belly bar. As he went to remove the hook from the mold, his right thumb got caught on the C-hook. The employee's thumb was partially amputated.
An employee was operating a roller and paving a small pathway next to a pavilion. The ground was on a slight pitch, causing him to reach up toward the roll cage to stabilize himself. His right fifth finger was pinched between the roll cage and the rafter of the pavilion. The employee sustained a partial degloving injury with partial traumatic amputation.
An employee was delivering home heating fuel when bees came from the ground and stung the employee's face, neck, torso, and hands. The employee proceeded to shut off the oil flow before losing consciousness. They were hospitalized due to an anaphylactic reaction.