# Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia at The Krystal Company
> OSHA SIR `20190910020` · 9/25/2019 · WARNER ROBINS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia
## Cause
- **Event:** Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
- **Source:** Carbon monoxide
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** The Krystal Company
- **Location:** 747 Russell Parkway, WARNER ROBINS, GEORGIA, 31088
- **NAICS:** 722310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Three employees were removing and cleaning equipment and fixtures and tidying up a restaurant that had been closed recently. A gasoline-powered pressure washer was in use near the back door of the restaurant. Carbon monoxide from the machine entered the building, causing all three workers to become lightheaded. One of them lost consciousness and was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*