Incident date: 2022-06-03
NAICS industry code: 325211

On June 3, 2022, an employee uncoupled a 10-foot transfer hose that had been cleared of 29.4% ammonium hydroxide the previous day. Vapor from the chemical overcame him and he was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
code_source: title: Ammonia and ammonium compounds, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate