Incident date: 2018-09-11
NAICS industry code: 561790

An employee was stripping epoxy spray finish from tile floors when he experienced difficulty breathing and vomited. He was hospitalized for chemical exposure. PPE was not worn at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
code_source: title: Paint, lacquer, shellac, varnish, unspecified
code_nature: title: Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate