A 17-year-old worker suffers from methanol poisoning at the company
According to the Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital, they started receiving workers with symptoms of methanol poisoning in late February.
Investigations showed that the workers, who were working at an electronic component workshop of HS Tech Vina Ltd. Co. in Thuan Thanh District, started feeling unwell while using ethanol to clean the equipment and products.
Many of them had to stop working after showing some serious health problems including tiredness, headaches, and nausea. Among the 108 workers coming to hospitals in Bac Ninh and Hanoi for check-ups after having the same symptoms, 37 were found to have been affected with methanol poisoning.
The most serious case, a 42-year-old female worker, died after receiving intensive treatment at the Bach Mai Hospital. She was found to have a very high methanol blood ratio, at 123,16 mg/dL, and had heavy brain damage.
In another serious case, a 17-year-old male worker also tested for a high methanol blood ratio of 125 mg/dL. He was still in a coma with heavy brain damage.
Some other workers are also suffering damage to their brains and eyes and are still being treated at hospital.