Incident date: 2025-05-09
NAICS industry code: 811310

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.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance  single episode or single shift
code_source: title: Chemicals and hazardous materials  unspecified
code_nature: title: Multiple effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate