# Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia at Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.
> OSHA SIR `20161010095` · 10/26/2016 · TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.
- **Location:** 1 Hawes St., TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA, 18848
- **NAICS:** 331492
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 26, 2016, an employee was hospitalized for smoke inhalation from a fire that ignited in the dust collection system.

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