# Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at Huntington Ingalls Industries Virginia
> OSHA SIR `2016010573` · 1/21/2016 · NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect
## Cause
- **Event:** Inhalation of harmful substance, unspecified
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Huntington Ingalls Industries Virginia
- **Location:** 4101 Washington Ave., NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On January 20, 2016, an employee was working in a tank with a coworker when he felt flu-like symptoms. He was hospitalized with respiratory failure after inhaling toxic chemicals, smoke, or fumes at the worksite.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*