Incident date: 2018-10-02
NAICS industry code: 561720

An employee was running a trash compactor when one of the trash bags burst open, releasing a puff of drywall dust. The employee was hospitalized for tightness in her chest and difficulty breathing.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
code_source: title: Dirt particles and dust from dirt, debris
code_nature: title: Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate