Nausea, vomiting- toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect

Name: Nausea, vomiting- toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at POWELL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Start: 2/21/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016021546 · 2/21/2016 · POWELL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Nausea, vomiting- toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect

Cause

Event: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified

Employer

Name: POWELL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Location: 8550 MOSLEY STREET, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77075
NAICS: 335313
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee entered a freshwater, 3000-gallon tank to replace spray nozzles and was exposed to steam mist and residual chemicals that were left in the tank from the clean-out process. He experienced nausea from inhalation exposure and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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