WORKERS OVERCOME BY FUMES FROM GAS-POWERED TOOL.Byline: Daily News GLENDALE - A plumber (programming, tool) Plumber - A system for obtaining information about memory leaks in Ada and C programs. http://home.earthlink.net/~owenomalley/plumber.html. who was using a gasoline-powered jackhammer to break up concrete inside a bathroom at a video equipment company fell unconscious Friday after succumbing to fumes fumes odorous gases and other volatile materials; inhalation of irritating fumes causes coughing and, if sufficiently severe, irreversible pulmonary edema. and was sent to a local hospital for treatment, authorities said. The building was briefly evacuated e·vac·u·ate v. e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates v.tr. 1. a. To empty or remove the contents of. b. To create a vacuum in. 2. , and a co-worker and a secretary also reported feeling dizzy and nauseated nau·se·at·ed adj. Affected with nausea. , and were treated at the site, authorities said. ``They were in a confined area. The fumes just overcame them,'' Glendale Fire Capt. Robert Doyle For the Manitoba judge, see . Robert Doyle (born 20 May 1953) is an Australian former politician. He was Member for Malvern in the Legislative Assembly of Victoria from 1992 to 2006 and Leader of the Victorian Opposition from 2002 to 2006, representing the Liberal Party of said. Officials said the plumber's injury did not appear to be serious. The man, whose name was not released, was working with co-worker Sam Elzaiat in the bathroom of the facility in the 900 block of Ruberta Avenue. Elzaiat said his co-worker appeared to be fine after getting out of the bathroom and breathing some fresh air. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Glendale firefighters leave a video equipment rental facility Friday as plumber Sam Elzaiat sits recuperating in the fresh air after being sickened by gasoline fumes from a jackhammer operated by another plumber. The other worker, who lost consciousness, was taken to a hospital. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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