# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at USDA-Agricultural Research Service
> OSHA SIR `2017054220` · 5/9/2017 · TEMPLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
- **Source:** Drain and oven cleaners
## Employer
- **Name:** USDA-Agricultural Research Service
- **Location:** 808 East Blackland Road, TEMPLE, TEXAS, 76502
- **NAICS:** 541720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a chemical cleaner to clear a restroom drain when he began coughing and having trouble breathing. He was hospitalized with a burned esophagus and lungs and respiratory distress.

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