Sixteen workers poisoned

Sixteen workers poisoned

BOGOR (JP): Sixteen workers from tire manufacturer PT Good
Year were sent to hospital for treatment for food poisoning on
Tuesday.

Haryanto, 29, one of the affected workers, claimed he suffered
from a sore stomach and frequent bouts of vomiting hours after
returning home from his office.

He went immediately to the company-owned health center for
treatment. "When I arrived, I met two colleagues, Endang and
Wahyudin, who were suffering from the same complaint," he said on
Wednesday.

"The health center sent us to the Indonesian Red Cross
hospital around 9 p.m. for further treatment as more workers with
the same complaints arrived," he said.

Nine of the 16 workers were allowed to go home after
treatment, while seven others, Haryanto, Dana, Cecap, Tatang,
Entis, Iip and Ahari, were asked to stay in hospital overnight
for further observation.

Haryanto alleged that the ailment was caused by food supplied
at work earlier on Tuesday.

However, Hari Subiyanto, a manager at PT Good Year who
supervises the health and environment division, refuted
Haryanto's statement.

"They might have eaten badly prepared food outside the
office," he said. (24/09)