Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified

Name: Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified at Waste Management
Start: 5/16/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024054319 · 5/16/2024 · Waste Management

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified

Cause

Event: Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift
Source: Carbon monoxide
Secondary source: Garbage trucks

Employer

Name: Waste Management
Location: 1500 Hayden Boulevard, ELIZABETH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15037
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a vehicle with a roll-off dumpster. The employee was exposed to carbon monoxide from a leaking exhaust system. The employee was hospitalized for carbon monoxide exposure.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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