Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified

Name: Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified at Watts Electric Company
Start: 12/14/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161211630 · 12/14/2016 · Watts Electric Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified

Cause

Event: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source: Carbon monoxide
Secondary source: Tarps, plastic or fabric sheeting

Employer

Name: Watts Electric Company
Location: I-80/84th St, WAVERLY, NEBRASKA, 68462
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a cement mixer that was covered with a tarp due to extreme cold temperatures. The tarp covered the mixer's exhaust and trapped carbon monoxide vapors, which the employee inhaled.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown