Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Attendant Current
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
General Physical Injury / Incapacitation
Environment - Non Weather Related; Aircraft
Exposed to carbon monoxide poisoning on aircraft. Aft galley and back of the aircraft. Injury report filled out and treated at hospital ER. On board aircraft to preflight equipment and get galley ready for flight. Within minutes started feeling a pounding headache; and burning in my eyes; numbness and tingling in my fingers. I was on board the aircraft about 35 minutes. Exposed in the back galley about 20 to 25 minutes. The other 3 flight attendants also were feeling the symptoms but to lesser degrees and were not exposed as much as I was. Captain came on board; told the gate agent to hold up boarding until he determined what was going on. He could not smell anything in the back. I told him my symptoms and he asked me if I was feeling ready and safe to go? I told him I was not and wanted off the aircraft. My supervisors came down and we all got off the aircraft. I was starting to feel heavy and a little disoriented. I was assessed by medical on the jetway and transported to hospital where my blood test confirmed later that afternoon that I had levels of carbon monoxide in my system.
Flight Attendant reported illness due to carbon monoxide inhalation while preparing the galley for flight.