# Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia at Eastern L.I. Contracting Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2021043157` · 4/15/2021 · HAMPTON BAYS, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia
## Cause
- **Event:** Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
- **Source:** Carbon monoxide
## Employer
- **Name:** Eastern L.I. Contracting Corp.
- **Location:** 9 Bay Ave. N, HAMPTON BAYS, NEW YORK, 11946
- **NAICS:** 236118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were using gas-powered tools in the basement to cut a cement floor. One employee was found unconscious. A second employee suffered dizziness, difficulty breathing, and headaches. Both employees were hospitalized due to exposure to carbon monoxide.

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