HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) - About 20 employees from a Reno County manufacturing plant were sent to the hospital Monday after being exposed to carbon monoxide in the workplace.
SYT USA official Alex Birkenfeldt tells The Hutchinson News (https://bit.ly/2kGyRRZ ) that employees were suspicious something was wrong when they began complaining of headaches at the plant. They were all evacuated a couple of hours later.
Birkenfeldt says the hospitalizations are a precautionary measure after emergency medical personnel conducted evaluations on-site. The employees’ conditions were not immediately available.
While firefighters at the scene said carbon monoxide levels were high, Birkenfeldt says the exposure was due to a leak in one of the gas heaters. The heater has since been shut down.
SYT USA manufactures fiberglass parts and composite parts.
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Information from: The Hutchinson (Kan.) News, https://www.hutchnews.com
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