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

Name: Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at KILBARGER CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Start: 5/21/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021054160 · 5/21/2021 · KILBARGER CONSTRUCTION, 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: Ammonia, anhydrous ammonia

Employer

Name: KILBARGER CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Location: 17970 Diamond Brick Rd, NELSONVILLE, OHIO, 45764
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a backhoe to level ground and seal an above-grade aluminum deposit at a landfill. The aluminum reacted with moisture in the ground when the operator leveled the ground, causing a reaction that produced ammonia. The operator suffered lung scarring due to ammonia inhalation and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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