Cigarette Manufacturing
Industry Summary
OSHA investigators arrived in Greensboro, NC on Thursday, July 14th 2011 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Lorillard Tobacco Company. A Supervisor had been injured when the four employees are exposed to carbon dioxide
OSHA ID200074813
Accident Date2011-07-13
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeOn July 13, 2011, Employees #1 through #4 were exposed to carbon dioxide at the Lorillard Tobacco Company. All reported feeling dizzy but none lost consciousness. Emergency medical services and the facility's nursing staff treated the employees on site. Two of the employees were released from EMS care on site, but they requested to be transported to area hospitals along with the other two exposed employees. One was transported to Wesley Long Hospital and the other three were transported to Moses Cone Hospital. Employee #4 was hospitalized for observation and the others were released.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, July 14th 2011 by OSHA representitives in Greensboro, NC which had occured previously at Lorillard Tobacco Company. A Mixing had been injured when the four employees are exposed to carbon dioxide
OSHA ID200074813
Accident Date2011-07-13
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeOn July 13, 2011, Employees #1 through #4 were exposed to carbon dioxide at the Lorillard Tobacco Company. All reported feeling dizzy but none lost consciousness. Emergency medical services and the facility's nursing staff treated the employees on site. Two of the employees were released from EMS care on site, but they requested to be transported to area hospitals along with the other two exposed employees. One was transported to Wesley Long Hospital and the other three were transported to Moses Cone Hospital. Employee #4 was hospitalized for observation and the others were released.
OSHA investigators arrived in Greensboro, NC on Thursday, July 14th 2011 and began an accident investigation at Lorillard Tobacco Company. A Mixing had been injured when the four employees are exposed to carbon dioxide
OSHA ID200074813
Accident Date2011-07-13
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeOn July 13, 2011, Employees #1 through #4 were exposed to carbon dioxide at the Lorillard Tobacco Company. All reported feeling dizzy but none lost consciousness. Emergency medical services and the facility's nursing staff treated the employees on site. Two of the employees were released from EMS care on site, but they requested to be transported to area hospitals along with the other two exposed employees. One was transported to Wesley Long Hospital and the other three were transported to Moses Cone Hospital. Employee #4 was hospitalized for observation and the others were released.
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Last 12 Months
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Accident Records: 2