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Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia

1 hospitalization · 2017087410 · 8/3/2017 · A. L. Kauffman & Sons Company

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
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
A. L. Kauffman & Sons Company
Location
3097 Old Philadelphia Pike, BIRD IN HAND, PENNSYLVANIA, 17505
NAICS
111331
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee worked alone for an extended period of time in an enclosed cold storage room using a propane-fueled forklift to move, stack, and store pallets of peaches. The forklift had an exhaust issue, and the employee experienced an overexposure to carbon monoxide. The employee was hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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