Wavepoint Trucking Company LLC.

Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift — Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory — NORTH EAST, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wavepoint Trucking Company LLC. in NORTH EAST, Pennsylvania
Employer Wavepoint Trucking Company LLC.
Address 5501 Pennsylvania 89
City, State ZIP NORTH EAST, Pennsylvania 16428
Report ID 2025044006
Event Date April 29, 2025
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory
Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift
Source of Injury Carbon monoxide
Secondary Source Other semi, tractor-trailer
Industry (NAICS) 484110
Inspection # 1823196
GPS Coordinates 42.19132, -79.83376

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Incident Narrative

An employee was sitting in the cab of his truck at the end of the day. He had just finished driving for 8-10 hours. Exhaust from the truck had been leaking into the cab. The employee began having difficulty breathing and was sweating profusely. The employee was hospitalized for an asthma attack triggered by carbon monoxide.

Incident Summary

On April 29, 2025, a worker at Wavepoint Trucking Company LLC. in NORTH EAST, Pennsylvania suffered poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory to the body systems. The incident was classified as inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift, with carbon monoxide identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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