Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift · Multiple effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Allied Universal Security Services, 15151 E Alameda Pkwy, AURORA, COLORADO 80012
on — Multiple effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee noticed a colored gas coming out of a storage shed. The employee ran to that area and cleared customers out of the area. The employee sustained irritation to their eyes and difficulty breathing. They were later hospitalized for chlorine gas exposure/poisoning.
Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Chlorine elemental
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