Ingestion of harmful substance · Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects nausea, vomiting
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Applied Acoustics International, 1001 State Street, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS 60411
on — Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects nausea, vomiting, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a chiller's glycol system. Pressurized glycol sprayed onto the employee's face; the employee ingested some of the glycol and developed nausea.
Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Alcohols except ingested unspecified
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