Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Other or unspecified allergic reactions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Little Caesars, 3892 S. Gessner Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77063
on — Other or unspecified allergic reactions , affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
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Final narrative
An employee was making pizzas at a dough table. The building where the employee worked was having a new roof put on and tar was being used. The tar fumes were drawn into the air conditioning unit and entered the store. The employee suffered a severe allergic reaction to the tar fumes.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSRoofing asphalt, roofing tar
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