Multiple effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure

Name: Multiple effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure at Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc
Start: 5/9/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025054413 · 5/9/2025 · Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift
Source: Chemicals and hazardous materials unspecified
Secondary source: Tank, bin, vat interiors unspecified

Employer

Name: Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc
Location: 1050 Chemstrand Ave, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing structured packing inside a confined space located within a propionitrile (PN) refiner unit. The employee was exposed to an unknown chemical and started feeling lightheaded and nauseated. The employee exited the vessel and was hospitalized for inhalation of an unknown chemical.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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