Coughing and throat irritation- toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect

Name: Coughing and throat irritation- toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at Young Men's Christian Association of the Fox Cities, Inc.
Start: 3/5/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023032040 · 3/5/2023 · Young Men's Christian Association of the Fox Cities, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Coughing and throat irritation- toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect

Cause

Event: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source: Chlorine, chlorine bleach
Secondary source: Acids, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Young Men's Christian Association of the Fox Cities, Inc.
Location: 218 East Lawrence Street, APPLETON, WISCONSIN, 54911
NAICS: 713940
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking pool chemicals when chlorine and muriatic acid were mixed together, creating chlorine gas. The employee inhaled the gas and began coughing. The employee was hospitalized for irritation of the respiratory tract.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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