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Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia

1 hospitalization · 2016010584 · 1/21/2016 · U.S. Postal Service Redlake Post Office

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia

Cause

Event
Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source
Carbon monoxide

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service Redlake Post Office
Location
115 State Highway 1, REDLAKE, MINNESOTA, 56671
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

On January 21, 2016, an employee smelled something and became lightheaded while sorting mail into post office boxes. She was hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning due to a faulty heat exchanger on the building furnace.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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