Incident date: 2015-02-16
NAICS industry code: 221118

An employee was arc welding on a boiler feed pump shaft that was made of 410 stainless steel.  The employee was wearing a respirator designed for Hexavalent Chromium.  The employee went to the hospital and was admitted for respiratory issues after finishing his shift.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
code_source: title: Welding or soldering fumes, unspecified or n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate