Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory

Name: Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory at Keystone Cooperative, Inc
Start: 8/27/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024087921 · 8/27/2024 · Keystone Cooperative, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift
Source: Ammonia, ammonium compounds
Secondary source: Wrenches, ratchets

Employer

Name: Keystone Cooperative, Inc
Location: 25915 State Route 207, NEW HOLLAND, OHIO, 43145
NAICS: 926140
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was positioned at the withdrawal point of a nurse tank containing anhydrous ammonia. The employee was positioning a hand wrench at the top of the nurse tank when the wrench slipped and bumped the valve release. The anhydrous ammonia vapor released from the tank, resulting in an inhalation injury.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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