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

Name: Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at Ames Advanced Materials
Start: 3/30/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016032644 · 3/30/2016 · Ames Advanced Materials

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, anhydrous ammonia

Employer

Name: Ames Advanced Materials
Location: 3900 South Clinton Ave., SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 07080
NAICS: 331410
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee heard the cap fall off of a chemical system flow line to a holding tank containing ammonia. The employee went to the area to close the valve and was overcome by ammonia fumes, suffering a respiratory injury.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown