# Loss of consciousness-not heat related at Barry Callebaut USA LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018077276` · 7/18/2018 · EDDYSTONE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Loss of consciousness-not heat related
## Cause
- **Event:** Depletion of oxygen
- **Source:** Oxygen-deficient environment
## Employer
- **Name:** Barry Callebaut USA LLC
- **Location:** 903 Industrial Highway, EDDYSTONE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19022
- **NAICS:** 311320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 2:00 p.m. on July 18, 2018, an employee had opened the top hatch of a heat exchanger hopper and was changing an air filter. The employee became unresponsive due to a lack of oxygen, possibly because nitrogen gas had displaced the oxygen.

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