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 Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc, 1050 Chemstrand Ave, DECATUR, ALABAMA 35601
on — Multiple effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final 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.
Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Chemicals and hazardous materials unspecified
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