# Pneumonia at Brekhus Tile & Stone
> OSHA SIR `20161211596` · 12/13/2016 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lung(s), pleura
- **Nature of injury:** Pneumonia
## Cause
- **Event:** Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
- **Source:** Sealants, waterproofers, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Brekhus Tile & Stone
- **Location:** 201 Rio Grande Blvd., DENVER, COLORADO, 80223
- **NAICS:** 327991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered pneumonia, requiring hospitalization, after sealing tiles with a chemical sealer. PPE was not worn at the time of the incident.

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