Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified

Name: Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified at Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Start: 3/27/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024032753 · 3/27/2024 · Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified

Cause

Event: Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift
Source: Ammonia, ammonium compounds
Secondary source: Pressurized containers unspecified

Employer

Name: Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Location: 1400 North Weber Avenue, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57103
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working in the prepack department in the chorizo area when a contractor performing work in the area cut into an anhydrous ammonia line. The employee inhaled ammonia gas, resulting in injury to the lungs and eyes. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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