Incident date: 2018-02-18
NAICS industry code: 112210

An employee was working in the breeding room and was exposed to an elevated level of ammonia from pig waste. The employee was hospitalized for a respiratory system burn.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
code_source: title: Ammonia, anhydrous ammonia
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate