Other poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects, n.e.c.

Name: Other poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects, n.e.c. at Emission Monitoring Service, Inc.
Start: 11/20/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161110891 · 11/20/2016 · Emission Monitoring Service, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Other poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source: Sulfur and sulfur compounds, n.e.c

Employer

Name: Emission Monitoring Service, Inc.
Location: 2759 Independence Highway, LA PORTE, TEXAS, 77571
NAICS: 541380
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a toxic vapor analyzer to monitor a carbon canister for fugitive emissions. The employee lost consciousness due to potential exposure to dimethyl disulfide, requiring hospitalization. Respiratory protection was not worn at the time of the incident.

Source

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