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Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect

1 hospitalization · 2015020086 · 2/26/2015 · James Marine Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect

Cause

Event
Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source
Welding or soldering fumes, unspecified or n.e.c.

Employer

Name
James Marine Inc.
Location
4540 Clarks River Road, PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, 42003
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was standing in a room next to the shaft alley of a boat on a dry dock where two employees were heating a steel coupling (shaft that holds the prop on the boat) using two rose buds with forced air and exhaust ventilation established. They were heating the coupling so it would expand and pop loose. After his shift ended, the employee called and reported difficulty breathing. He was admitted to the hospital where he was diagnosed with possible chemical pneumonia.

Source

Authoritative
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