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Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2020021173 · 2/5/2020 · Active USA, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified

Cause

Event
Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source
Petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, unspecified

Employer

Name
Active USA, LLC
Location
In-transit on I-90, MENDON, NEW YORK, 14506
NAICS
484121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee poured a diesel fuel additive into his truck to prevent the fuel from gelling up in extremely cold weather. Afterwards, he placed the half-emptied bottle in the cab of the truck. While driving the truck he became ill due to exposure to the diesel fuel additive.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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