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

Name: Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at American Airlines, Inc.
Start: 3/24/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018032875 · 3/24/2018 · American Airlines, Inc.

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: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified

Employer

Name: American Airlines, Inc.
Location: Philadelphia International Airport, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19153
NAICS: 481111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unloading cargo from an aircraft when a container of chemical ripped open. The employee was exposed to the chemical and suffered an asthma attack, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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