Incident date: 2016-11-20
NAICS industry code: 541380

An employee was using a toxic vapor analyzer to monitor a carbon canister for fugitive emissions. The employee lost consciousness due to potential exposure to dimethyl disulfide, requiring hospitalization. Respiratory protection was not worn at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
code_source: title: Sulfur and sulfur compounds, n.e.c
code_nature: title: Other poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects, n.e.c.
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate