Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kinpak, Inc., 2780 GUNTER PARK DR. EAST, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36109
on — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
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An employee was preparing a pump for maintenance. When the employee removed a cover, chemicals were released into the air. The employee was exposed to hydrogen sulfide and methyl mercaptan and was hospitalized.
An employee was tightening a connection on an arsine cylinder within an arsine fill cabinet. The employee was exposed to arsine gas and started experiencing symptoms a few hours later. The employee was hospitalized for exposure to arsine gas.
An employee was aligning a box before palletizing. The machine loaded another pallet and trapped the employee at the knees, resulting in skinned/bruised shins.
On September 24, 2024, an employee was using a powered industrial truck (PIT) to pick orders. His right foot made contact with an unmanned PIT, resulting in severe lacerations to three toes on his right foot.
An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was directing a truck driver to a dump site when the truck's peanut trailer slipped off the kingpin. As the trailer fell, a ladder attached to it lacerated the employee's ear. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was unloading a forklift from a trailer to the ground. The employee was climbing down the ladder of the trailer when their foot slipped through one of the rungs, causing them to fall backward onto the forklift forks. The employee was hospitalized for fractured ribs.