Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified

Name: Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified at Rheem Manufacturing Company, Inc
Start: 5/9/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018054528 · 5/9/2018 · Rheem Manufacturing Company, Inc

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: Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Rheem Manufacturing Company, Inc
Location: 2600 Gunter Park Drive East, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36109
NAICS: 339999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were running a test on a prototype tankless water heater that ran on natural gas when the unit started to overheat. The carbon monoxide alarm sounded and the employees evacuated the room, but one employee was exposed to the gas and required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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