Beaverton, OR – “One patient was unconscious, unable to move on his own and one patient basically staggered outside with the help of Beaverton (police)…the call initially came in as a cardiac arrest.“
What’s in the air you’re breathing at work?
“Building owners should be especially concerned about brick chimneys…Inspect the chimneys for loose bricks. If the chimney provides ventilation for a fireplace or appliances such as furnaces or water heaters, make sure it still vents…also encourage building owners to ensure they have a working carbon monoxide detector.”
“The utility realized it was sending out the wrong mixture of gas to air to appliances such as boilers, clothes dryers, and stoves, with too much natural gas being sent out into the supply line. That type of mix could lead to carbon monoxide leaking into homes and businesses…” Businesses affected included the Marriott Hotel on Railroad Street.
Salem, MA
Atlanta, GA – 16 children and three adults rushed to hospital for treatment…high levels of CO found at G.A.T.E.S. Children and Adolescents Academy
Omaha, NE – “Officials say they found a man collapsed in the pool basement…”
https://www.ketv.com/article/man-exposed-to-high-levels-of-carbon-monoxide-at-coco-keys/29821101
Dallas, TX – CO alarms provide an immediate alert when someone makes a life threatening mistake, like using a grill indoors. Hopefully these people are all okay and have no long term effects.
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/11/13/10-hospitalized-carbon-monoxide-exposure-propane-grill-church/
CO leak at LDS church in Murray, Utah. Is your church safeguarded with CO alarms?
https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/aug/26/scanner-carbon-monoxide-reported-at-shopping-mall/
Chicago, IL – condominium pool
Missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dead in Mexico City
https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/nearly-70-nursing-home-patients-evacuated-after-carbon-monoxide-leak
CO leak at National Cleaners in Crest Hill, IL, initially reported as a gas leak…https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/hazmat-closes-larkin-avenue-fire-department
CO incident at Noble Correctional Institution in Caldwell, OH, poisons 29 inmates and 4 staff…http://www.timesleaderonline.com/news/local-news/2019/03/carbon-monoxide-incident-at-caldwell-prison-leads-to-changes/
Nowata County Jail in Nowata, OK, evacuated after CO exposure of inmates and staff…https://ktul.com/news/local/nowata-county-sheriffs-office-releases-update-after-carbon-monoxide-leak-at-jail
NO CO alarms at a Hendersonville, TN, preschool where children were poisoned…https://fox17.com/news/local/at-least-28-treated-for-carbon-monoxide-exposure-at-hendersonville-preschool
CO POISONING CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE…exposure incident at Hudson MA…https://www.boston25news.com/news/carbon-monoxide-incident-at-hudson-strip-mall-sends-3-people-to-hospital/925533923
Boat maintenance crew using pressure washer to remove paint from a boat…https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/print/18065-facevalue-worker-dies-from-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-while-using-pressure-washer
CO poisoning from malfunctioning forklift in Rock Falls, IL…https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/02/22/carbon-monoxide-scare-in-rock-falls-sends-two-workers-for-treatment/a77r0n2/
CO leak at a KinderCare in Tinley Park, IL…https://wgntv.com/2019/02/21/high-levels-of-carbon-monoxide-make-students-teachers-sick-at-suburban-kindercare/
Kudos to this Walmart in Cheyenne, WY, for having CO alarms that alerted to a problem and prompted a safe evacuation of the building…https://www.kgwn.tv/content/news/Walmart-closes-after-Carbon-Monoxide-scare-506126101.html
NEVER USE A GENERATOR IN A CONFINED SPACE – CO poisoning can happen anywhere…https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/FDNY-Carbon-Monoxide-Rescue-Construction-Site-Midtown-East-29-Street-505379371.html
CO leak at a Fort Worth, TX, shopping center… https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/20-People-Being-Treated-After-Carbon-Monoxide-Exposure-504777212.html
CO alarms alert to danger and prompt the safe evacuation of more than 70 children from KinderCare in Cedarburg, WI…https://www.wisn.com/article/day-care-center-evacuated-because-of-carbon-monoxide/26030691
“The building did not have a carbon monoxide detector, which is not uncommon in commercial buildings”…https://www.capjournal.com/news/firefighters-evacuate-from-state-dot-building-filled-with-carbon-monoxide/article_8599b5ce-1e03-11e9-8e3d-6b94ca3f4622.html
Best Bagels in Long Island, NY, was evacuated for dangerous levels of CO…https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/best-bagels-carbon-monoxide-evacuated-1.25752025
The Breslow Ice Hockey Center in Lincoln, NE, was evacuated for high levels of CO traced to an ice resurfacing machine…https://journalstar.com/news/local/zamboni-blamed-for-high-gas-levels-at-breslow-ice-center/article_137c3448-ff80-5842-b865-02d4aa0969a4.html
3 people poisoned by CO as a result of construction workers using a gas powered generator inside vacant space in strip mall (Sante Fe Commons, Olathe, KS)…https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/three-people-hospitalized-after-carbon-monoxide-exposure-in-olathe-shopping-center
McDonald’s in Lancaster, Pennsylvania evacuated after employees smelled natural gas and alerted authorities who found high levels of CO…https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/gas-leak-prompts-evacuation-of-mcdonald-s-in-lancaster-township/article_fe1bfc06-009d-11e9-b8fe-ab2a28461a7b.html
Taco Bell in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska evacuated for CO leak…https://www.ksnblocal4.com/scottsbluff/content/news/Carbon-monoxide-forces-Taco-Bell-closed-501839851.html
4 people hospitalized after CO leak at a Red Robin restaurant in Orland Park, IL…https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/carbon-monoxide-sickens-24-customers-at-red-robin-in-orland-park/
KUDOS TO EMPLOYERS WHO PROTECT THEIR EMPLOYEES WITH CO DETECTION…CO alarms alerted employees at Bruegger’s Bagels in Des Moines, Iowa, to evacuate…https://whotv.com/2018/11/29/brueggers-bagels-workers-safe-after-early-morning-carbon-monoxide-scare/
Five Star Bank in Elmira, NY evacuated for CO leak…https://www.mytwintiers.com/news/breaking-five-star-bank-evacuated-for-carbon-monoxide-leak/1619538381
“An off-duty firefighter saved the lives of many dinner party guests when he realized something was amiss during the gathering of friends in North Carolina. When Lonnie Wimmer began to notice guests were nauseous and complaining of headaches at the River Ridge Tap House, he jumped into action…”
HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y. — “A 55-year-old restaurant manager died and more than two dozen others were taken to hospitals Saturday after being overcome by carbon monoxide at a restaurant at New York mall…Four ambulance personnel and three officers were among those overcome by carbon monoxide at the complex…”
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