Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift · Poisoning, poisoning-related asphyxia
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hiland Dairy Warehouse, 2300 Ames Avenue, OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68111
on — Poisoning, poisoning-related asphyxia, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was operating a propane forklift inside a trailer when they suffered carbon monoxide exposure, resulting in hospitalization for carbon monoxide poisoning.
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 performing rear brake shoe service on a truck. The employee was using a prybar to remove a spring when the spring slipped from the S-cam and amputated his left index fingertip.
An employee was unjamming a case that was stuck in a case washer machine when their pants became entangled in a chain, causing them to be sprayed with hot water from the machine. They employee suffered burns from the hot water.
An employee was clearing a cup jam on a cup conveyor when their left hand was caught between the conveyor and an idler roller located on another conveyor line directly above the jam. The employee received an abrasion and friction burn to the hand that required hospitalization.
An employee was performing routine maintenance on an air valve when their right ring finger became caught in the valve. The employee sustained an amputation to the fingertip.
An employee was stacking concrete blocks for a concrete bunker. As a block was swinging into place, the employee's left leg was pinched between two blocks, resulting in injuries to his left heel and lower leg.
An employee was climbing a ladder to inspect a vent in a restaurant dining area. The ladder slid out on the floor and the employee fell approximately 12 feet onto the ladder and the floor. He was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and a back injury.
An employee was filtering a fryer with a fryer filter machine. After going around the corner and then returning to the fryers, the employee stepped into the filter machine. The hot oil burned the employee's right ankle, and the employee was hospitalized.
An employee was cleaning out corn from a grain bin. The sweep auger in the bin was activated and caught his trouser leg. His leg was pulled into the auger, which injured his calf and caused leg fractures and lacerations.