Incident date: 2025-05-12
NAICS industry code: 492110

An employee was sorting packages. A spray adhesive was used to repair a belt 8-10 feet away; the vapors traveled to the employee, who suffered a chemical-induced asthma attack with dizziness, difficulty breathing, and brief loss of consciousness. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance  single episode or single shift
code_source: title: Glues, adhesives
code_nature: title: Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects  other respiratory
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate