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

Name: Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at Southern Ionics
Start: 7/31/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015075289 · 7/31/2015 · Southern Ionics

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: Ammonia and ammonium compounds, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Southern Ionics
Location: 13000 Bay Park Rd., PASADENA, TEXAS, 77507
NAICS: 325188
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was offloading aqua ammonia from a truck at a customer's site. The employee closed the valve on the customer's side. He disconnected the hose on the truck side, but did not close the valve. The employee was exposed to aqua ammonia fumes and hospitalized. He was wearing a respirator at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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