Fort Worth Meat Packers
Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode — Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia — FORT WORTH, TEXAS
| Employer | Fort Worth Meat Packers | Report ID | 2022109478 |
| Address | 3801 North Grove Street | City, State ZIP | FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76106 |
| Event Date | October 28, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Source of Injury | Carbon monoxide |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311611 | Inspection # | 1632077 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.81000, -97.34000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A gas-powered forklift was inside the grinding department for approximately one hour. An employee began to have blurry vision, dizziness, nausea, fainting episodes, and seizures and was hospitalized due to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Incident Summary
On October 28, 2022, a worker at Fort Worth Meat Packers in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia to the body systems. The incident was classified as inhalation of harmful substance-single episode, with carbon monoxide identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 633 severe injury reports involving "Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode" incidents in our database. Browse all Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode injuries.
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