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

Name: Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at Dot Foods, Inc.
Start: 2/11/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019021520 · 2/11/2019 · Dot Foods, 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: Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
Source: Chemical products, unspecified
Secondary source: Fire extinguishers

Employer

Name: Dot Foods, Inc.
Location: 1 Dot Way, MOUNT STERLING, ILLINOIS, 62353
NAICS: 424490
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee took a sweeper outside because the sweeper had caught on fire. Maintenance came outside with a fire extinguisher to put out the fire. The extinguisher chemicals flew into the employee's face and the employee swallowed some of it. The employee was hospitalized with difficulty breathing.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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