Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects nausea, vomiting

Name: Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects nausea, vomiting at Applied Acoustics International
Start: 2/13/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024021362 · 2/13/2024 · Applied Acoustics International

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects nausea, vomiting

Cause

Event: Ingestion of harmful substance
Source: Alcohols except ingested unspecified
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Applied Acoustics International
Location: 1001 State Street, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60411
NAICS: 999999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a chiller's glycol system. Pressurized glycol sprayed onto the employee's face; the employee ingested some of the glycol and developed nausea.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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