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Legionnaires' disease

1 hospitalization · 2024065321 · 6/16/2024 · Retech Systems LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Legionnaires' disease

Cause

Event
Inhalation of harmful substance repeated or prolonged
Source
Bacteria
Secondary source
Antifreeze

Employer

Name
Retech Systems LLC
Location
175 Milens Road, TONAWANDA, NEW YORK, 14150
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working at his desk inside the manufacturing plant near a manual lathe machine that makes spare parts from metal. The machine has coolant that tested positive for Legionella that caused the employee to develop severe respiratory symptoms requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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